traduction

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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.

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

traduction f (plural traductions)

1. translation

Derived terms

• métraduction (rare)

See also

• traducteur
• traduire

Further reading

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

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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