traduction

English

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /tʃɹɐˈdɐkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

Noun

traduction (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)

1. (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
2. (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
3. (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
4. (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations.

French

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

traduction f (plural traductions)

1. translation

Derived terms

• métraduction (rare)
• traduction à vue
• traduction automatique

See also

• traducteur
• traduire

Further reading

• “traduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from French traduction, Spanish traducción/Portuguese tradução and Italian traduzione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra.dukˈ(t)ʃon/

Noun

traduction (plural traductiones)

1. translation