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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While there’s often an expectation that written Navajo translations will be easily understood by fluent speakers, this is not always the case.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Huffman noted that the company's AI tools would continue to develop, with plans to extend translation services to over 30 countries by 2025.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Now Huffman says Reddit plans to expand translation to over 30 countries through 2025.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024
Grammar and formal dictionaries didn’t exist, so navigating translation was built on intuition and experience.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Huffman noted that the company's AI tools would continue to develop, with plans to extend translation services to over 30 countries by 2025.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Now Huffman says Reddit plans to expand translation to over 30 countries through 2025.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024
Grammar and formal dictionaries didn’t exist, so navigating translation was built on intuition and experience.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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