Translation

Process of converting text or speech from one language to another.

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Translation is the process of converting text or speech from one language to another while preserving its meaning. It can also refer to the result of this process, a translated version.

/trænzˈleɪʃən/

It comes from the Latin 'translationem,' meaning 'a carrying across.'

Translation is like having a friend who speaks another language tell you what someone else said, so you can understand it too.

The Rosetta Stone was key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs
Early translation relied heavily on bilingual texts
Machine translation is rapidly improving, but human translators are still needed for nuance

What is translation? Converting text or speech from one language to another
Why do we need translation? To communicate across different languages and cultures
Who does translation? Professional translators, interpreters, and increasingly, machine translation tools

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