Collocations for "translation"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "translation" in context.
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translation
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- a [literal, direct, free, good, poor, reliable] translation (of)
- an accurate translation (of)
- [parallel, simultaneous, reverse] translation
- a [Spanish, German, French] translation (of)
- [movie, document, book, business, legal, medical] translation
- a [source, target] -based translation
- the translation of a [movie]
- a new translation of the [Bible, Koran, Torah]
- the [essence, feel, meaning] was lost in translation
- was misinterpreted [in, upon] translation
- a translation from [English] to [Spanish]
- translation from [English] into [Spanish, another language]
- translation (of the text) into [English]
- a text for translation
- a [course, degree, Master] in translation
- [jobs, opportunities] in translation
- the [world, industry, principles] of translation
- the translation of [theory, findings] to practice
- the [swift, rapid, slow] translation of [a thought, an idea] into action
- the translation of [rare, valuable, recovered] paintings
- translation [software, tools, resources, jobs, agencies]
- translation [exercise, practice]
'translation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):