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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Translation \Trans*la"tion\, n. [F. translation, L. translatio a
     transferring, translation, version. See Translate, and cf.
     Tralation.]
     1. The act of translating, removing, or transferring;
        removal; also, the state of being translated or removed;
        as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of rendering into another language;
        interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is
        difficult.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is obtained by translating something a version;
        as, a translation of the Scriptures.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Rhet.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a
        metaphor; a tralation. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association
        of ideas. --A. Tucker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving
        body have at any instant the same velocity and direction
        of motion; -- opposed to rotation.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Translation \Trans*la"tion\, n. [F. translation, L. translatio a
     transferring, translation, version. See Translate, and cf.
     Tralation.]
     1. The act of translating, removing, or transferring;
        removal; also, the state of being translated or removed;
        as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
  
     2. The act of rendering into another language;
        interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is
        difficult.
  
     3. That which is obtained by translating something a version;
        as, a translation of the Scriptures.
  
     4. (Rhet.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a
        metaphor; a tralation. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
     5. (Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association
        of ideas. --A. Tucker.
  
     6. (Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving
        body have at any instant the same velocity and direction
        of motion; -- opposed to rotation.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  translation
       n 1: a written communication in a second language having the same
            meaning as the written communication in a first language
            [syn: interlingual rendition, rendering, version]
       2: a uniform movement without rotation
       3: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a
          photograph is a translation of a scene onto a
          two-dimensional surface" [syn: transformation]
       4: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the
          coordinate system is moved to another position but the
          direction of each axis remains the same
       5: (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in
          messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein
          at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
       6: rewording something in less technical terminology
       7: the act of uniform movement [syn: displacement]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     Γαλλικά n.
     (Στη γεωμετρία) μετάθεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     French n.
     1 (lb fr mathematics physics) (l en translation)
     2 (lb fr computing) thunking
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv mathematics physics) #English

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Translation
     German n.
     1 f (lb de math physics) translation (gloss: motion without
  deformation or rotation)
     2 f (lb de genetics) translation (gloss: process whereby a strand of
  mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome)
     3 f (lb de Christianity) translation (gloss: transfer of a holy relic
  from one shrine to another)
     4 f (lb de linguistics rare) (n-g: cover term for both written
  translation and spoken interpreting)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     alt.
     (alter en translatioun  obsolete)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) The act of translate, in its various
  senses:
     2 # The conversion of text from one language to another.
     3 # (lb en translation studies) The discipline or study of
  translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which
  concerns itself with spoken language).
     4 # The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
     5 # (lb en physics mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a
  straight line without rotation or other deformation.
     6 # (lb en mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures
  such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one
  figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point
  in the other figure.
     7 # (lb en genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs
  assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
     8 # (lb en physics) A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
     9 # The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
     10 # The conveyance of something from one place to another,
  especially:
     11 ## (lb en Christianity) An ascension to Heaven without death.
     12 ## (lb en Christianity) A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to
  another.
     13 ## (lb en Christianity) A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine
  to another.
     14 ## (lb en medicine) A transfer of a disease from one body part to
  another.
     15 (lb en countable) The product or end result of an act of
  translate, in its various senses.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     French n.
     1 (lb fr mathematics physics) (l en translation)
     2 (lb fr computing) thunking
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv mathematics physics) #English

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Translation
     German n.
     1 f (lb de math physics) translation (gloss: motion without
  deformation or rotation)
     2 f (lb de genetics) translation (gloss: process whereby a strand of
  mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome)
     3 f (lb de Christianity) translation (gloss: transfer of a holy relic
  from one shrine to another)
     4 f (lb de linguistics rare) (n-g: cover term for both written
  translation and spoken interpreting)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     French n.
     1 (lb fr mathematics physics) (l en translation)
     2 (lb fr computing) thunking
     Swedish n.
     c (lb sv mathematics physics) #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Translation
     German n.
     1 f (lb de math physics) translation (gloss: motion without
  deformation or rotation)
     2 f (lb de genetics) translation (gloss: process whereby a strand of
  mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome)
     3 f (lb de Christianity) translation (gloss: transfer of a holy relic
  from one shrine to another)
     4 f (lb de linguistics rare) (n-g: cover term for both written
  translation and spoken interpreting)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     Englanti n.
     1 käännös
     2 kääntäminen
     3 välitys, välityssuhde
     4 translaatio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     n.
     1 (tagg: matematik) förflyttning; avbildning från ett vektorrum till
  sig självt som bevarar avstånd, vinkel och orientering, och där bilden
  av en vektor är parallell med vektorn
     2 (tagg: cellbiologi) processen där en ribosom använder informationen
  i budbärar-RNA och aminosyra för att bilda ett protein
     3 (tagg: religion) processen att flytta ett helgons reliker från en
  grav till ett relikskrin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Translation
     Tyska n.
     (tagg kat=biologi språk=de) translation

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  translation
     n.
     1 (tagg: matematik) förflyttning; avbildning från ett vektorrum till
  sig självt som bevarar avstånd, vinkel och orientering, och där bilden
  av en vektor är parallell med vektorn
     2 (tagg: cellbiologi) processen där en ribosom använder informationen
  i budbärar-RNA och aminosyra för att bilda ett protein
     3 (tagg: religion) processen att flytta ett helgons reliker från en
  grav till ett relikskrin

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Translation /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  транслация 2.
  Geometrie: Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung
   3.
  Physik: geradlinige Bewegung ohne Drehung
   4.
  Biologie: Proteinsynthese, durch die Übersetzung der genetischen Information aus einer messenger-RNA-Nukleotidsequenz in ein Protein
   5.
  Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft, speziell Dependenzgrammatik: Überführung einer syntaktischen Kategorie in die syntaktische Position/Funktion einer anderen
   6.
  Religion: Überführung von Reliquien an einen anderen Ort

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Translation /(en)tɹanslˈeɪʃən(de)/ 
   [math.] translation 
   see: Translationen
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Translation /(en)tɹanslˈeɪʃən(de)/ 
   [min.] translation , parallel displacement 
           Note: of crystals

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Translation /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. translation 2.
  Geometrie: Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung
   3.
  Physik: geradlinige Bewegung ohne Drehung
  2. traduction
  Religion: Überführung von Reliquien an einen anderen Ort

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Translation /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  translasi 2.
  Geometrie: Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung
   3.
  Physik: geradlinige Bewegung ohne Drehung
   4.
  Biologie: Proteinsynthese, durch die Übersetzung der genetischen Information aus einer messenger-RNA-Nukleotidsequenz in ein Protein
   5.
  Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft, speziell Dependenzgrammatik: Überführung einer syntaktischen Kategorie in die syntaktische Position/Funktion einer anderen
   6.
  Religion: Überführung von Reliquien an einen anderen Ort

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Translation /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. traslación, translación 2.
  Geometrie: Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung
   3.
  Physik: geradlinige Bewegung ohne Drehung
  2. traducción
  Religion: Überführung von Reliquien an einen anderen Ort

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  vertaling

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  الترجمة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  1. пре́вод, превод 2.
  act of translating between languages
   3.
  result of translating between languages
  2. прехвърляне
  conversion of something from one form to another
  3. транслация
  math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
  4. превключване
  of forces in a gearbox

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/ 
  překlad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  překlad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/ 
   [mat] posun

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  překládání

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/ 
  cyfieithiad 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  Sprachübersetzung , Übersetzung  [ling.]
        "unified translation of the Bible"  - Einheitsübersetzung der Bibel
        "a translation from German into English"  - eine Übersetzung vom Deutschen ins Englische
        "a loose translation"  - eine freie Übersetzung
        "a free translation"  - eine freie Übersetzung
        "translation ready for publication"  - druckreife Übersetzung
        "a literal translation"  - eine wörtliche Übersetzung
        "a word-for-word translation"  - eine wörtliche Übersetzung
        "computer-assisted translation"  - computerunterstützte Übersetzung
        "There's no 1:1 translation."  - Es gibt dafür/da keine 1:1-Übersetzung.
        "I'm sorry, that must have been lost in translation."  - Tut mir leid, das muss irgendwie untergegangen sein.
     Synonym: language translation
  
   see: technical translation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  Translation  [math.]
   see: translations
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  Umwertung  [telco.]
           Note: Umwandlung der Wähldaten
           Note: in switching

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  Translation  [min.]
     Synonym: parallel displacement
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  
  μετάφραση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  1. kääntäminen, käännös
  act of translating between languages
  2. kääntäminen, muuntaminen
  conversion of something from one form to another
  3. luenta, translaatio
  genetics: process for producing proteins
  4. translaatio, siirto
  math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
  5. välitys, välityssuhde
  of forces in a gearbox
  6. käännös
  result of translating between languages

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. अनुवाद, भाषान्तर
        "Today computers help in translation."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  pomicanje, premještanje, pretvaranje, prevodilaštvo, prevoditeljskih, prevođenja, prevođenje, prijevod, prijevoda, prijevodom, translacija

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  fordítás

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  1. alih bahasa, penerjemahan
  act of translating between languages
  2. translasi 2.
  genetics: process for producing proteins
   3.
  math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
  3. terjemahan
  result of translating between languages

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  traduzione

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  1. 翻訳, 通訳
  act of translating between languages
  2. 平行移動
  math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
  3. 伝達
  of forces in a gearbox
  4. 翻訳, 訳, 訳文
  result of translating between languages

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  translation /trænsleiʃən/
  overzetting, translaat, translatie, vertaling

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  oversettelse 2.
  act of translating between languages
   3.
  result of translating between languages
   4.
  genetics: process for producing proteins

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  translation /trænsˈleɪʃən/ 
    tłumaczenie, przekład

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  translation /trænsleiʃən/
  tradução

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  translation //tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹæns-// //tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n// //tɹɑːns-// //tɹɑːnz-// 
  1. översättning
  act of translating between languages
  2. translation, översättning
  genetics: process for producing proteins
  3. translation, förflyttning
  math, physics: motion without deformation or rotation
  4. översättning, tolkning
  result of translating between languages

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  translation /tɹanslˈeɪʃən/
  1. çeviri, tercüme
  2. verden yere nakil
  3. tahvil, tebdil.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃slasjˈɔ̃/
  treuzkasadenn (treuzkasadennoù /tʁøzkazadɛnˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  транслация
  Géométrie

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  Parallelverschiebung
  Géométrie

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  μετάφραση
  Géométrie

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  translaatio
  Géométrie

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  traslazione
  Géométrie

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  平行移動
  Géométrie

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  translatio
  Géométrie

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  translacja
  Géométrie

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  translação
  Géométrie

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  параллельный перенос
  Géométrie

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  traslación
  Géométrie

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃s.la.sjɔ̃/ 
  translation
  Géométrie

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  translation /tʁɑ̃slasjˈɔ̃/ 
   [Géométrie] öteleme

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  транслация
  matematik

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  Translation
  biologi

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  πρωτεϊνογένεση
  matematik

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  translatio
  matematik

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  translatie
  biologi

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  translation /trˌanslasxˈuːn/ 
  traducción
  biologi

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/tɹænˈsɫeɪʃən/, /tɹænzˈɫeɪʃən/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/tʁɑ̃slasjɔ̃/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  TRANSLATION. The copy made in one language of what has been written, or 
  spoken in another. 
       2. In pleading, when a libel or an agreement, written in a foreign 
  language, must be averred, it is necessary that a translation of it should 
  also be given. 
       3. In evidence, when a witness is unable to speak the English language 
  so as to convey his ideas, a translation of his testimony must be made. In 
  that case, an interpreter should be sworn to translate to him, on oath, the 
  questions propounded to him, and to translate to the court and jury his 
  answers. 4 Mass. 81; 5 Mass. 219; 2 Caines' Rep. 155; Louis. Code of Pr. 
  784, 5. 
       4. It has been determined that a copyright may exist in a translation, 
  as a literary work. 3 Ves. & Bea. 77; 2 Meriv. 441, n. 
       5. In the ecclesiastical law, translation denotes the removal from one 
  place to another.; as, the bishop was translated from the diocese of A, to 
  that of B. In the civil law, translation signifies the transfer of property. 
  Clef des Lois Rom. h.t. 
       6. Swinburne applies the term translation to the bestowing of a legacy 
  which had been given to one, on another; this is a species of ademption, 
  (q.v.) but it differs from it in this, that there may be an ademption 
  without a translation, but there can be no translation without an ademption. 
  Bac. Ab. Legacies, C. 
       7. By translation is also meant the transfer of property, but in this 
  sense it is seldom used. 2 Bl. Com. 294. Vide Interpreter. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  120 Moby Thesaurus words for "translation":
     alteration, amplification, apotheosis, ascension, assumption,
     avatar, bilingual text, carrying, catabolism, catalysis, change,
     clavis, communication, conduction, consubstantiation, contagion,
     convection, conversion, conveyance, crib, decipherment, decoding,
     delivery, deportation, diapedesis, diffusion, dispatch,
     displacement, dissemination, elucidation, explanation, export,
     exportation, expulsion, extradition, faithful translation,
     forwarding, free translation, gathering, gloss, glossary,
     heterotopia, import, importation, interchange, interlinear,
     interlinear translation, interpretation, key, loose translation,
     metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metaphrase,
     metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, migration, movement,
     moving, mutant, mutated form, mutation, mutual transfer, osmosis,
     paraphrase, passage, passing over, perfusion, permutation, pony,
     reincarnation, rendering, rendition, restatement, resurrection,
     rewording, rewrite, rewriting, sending, shipment, shipping, sport,
     spread, spreading, the Ascension, the Assumption, transanimation,
     transcription, transduction, transfer, transfer of property,
     transference, transferral, transfiguration, transfigurement,
     transformation, transformism, transfusion, transit, transition,
     transliteration, translocation, transmigration,
     transmigration of souls, transmission, transmittal, transmittance,
     transmogrification, transmutation, transplacement, transplantation,
     transport, transportation, transposal, transposition,
     transubstantiation, travel, trot
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 翻译;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Translation
     n. 转换
     n. 翻译,译文,转化,调任,平动

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