as in translating
an instance of expressing something in different words
had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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That’s according to a CNBC translation of his Mandarin-language remarks.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The glasses also did real-time language translation (with an onstage glitch, which the team acknowledged was a risk!).
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The Pitfalls Of A One-Size-Fits-All Summer Strategy Too often, brands default to translation instead of transformation, applying a language filter rather than a cultural lens.
—Aldo Quevedo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The glasses also did real-time language translation (with an onstage glitch, which the team acknowledged was a risk!).
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The Pitfalls Of A One-Size-Fits-All Summer Strategy Too often, brands default to translation instead of transformation, applying a language filter rather than a cultural lens.
—Aldo Quevedo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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