in translation

idiom

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

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And this kind of goes back to the language part—having proper words to describe what gets lost in translation around the world. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025 That’s probably not conceit, likely the native Belarusian’s attempt to say the Hawks should aspire to beat the Avs, the nuance lost in translation. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 What works for one person in one situation often gets lost in translation, leaving teams to navigate critical decisions without a reliable blueprint. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 His meticulous craftsmanship takes on narrative bloat, his fluid juggling of characters and subplots turns mechanistic, and his customarily perfect pitch with actors gets lost, or at least scrambled, in translation. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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