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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The whole thing was just a poor, diluted translation of the Hebrew word.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
But the award placed the book at the center of a fierce debate about literary translations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Alibaba’s translation tool is based on its own model called Qwen.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
See a screenshot of the removed post, and a translation, from a social media account dedicated to sharing RIIZE’s Weverse activities.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
But the award placed the book at the center of a fierce debate about literary translations.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Alibaba’s translation tool is based on its own model called Qwen.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
See a screenshot of the removed post, and a translation, from a social media account dedicated to sharing RIIZE’s Weverse activities.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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