in translation

idiom

: in translated form
I have only read Dostoyevsky in translation.

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Headed by veteran publisher Arthur Levine, Levine Querido focused on publishing underrepresented voices and books in translation. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Jokes have a regional audience, and humor gets lost in translation, the thinking goes. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 Jaguar is attempting to speak a new language of luxury but it got lost in translation. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Some of the problem may be lost in translation, as Brussels, Paris and Milan are speaking different languages. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in translation 

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“In translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20translation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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