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# translation

noun (a translation, translations; translation — uncountable)

«translation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Changing words from one language into another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#m1)
2. A piece of writing or speech that has been changed into another language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#m2)
3. (maths) Sliding a shape to a new position without turning it, flipping it or changing its size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#m3)
4. (science) Changing something into a different form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#m4)
5. A translation can also be an explanation that makes something easy to understand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#m5)

### In the lessons

In language lessons pupils translate words and sentences, and read stories in translation. In maths (geometry) a translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction, described as e.g. «3 right, 2 up»; the shape stays congruent. Phrases: «in translation», «a translation into», «lost in translation», «translation of a shape».

### Examples

- This book is an English translation of a French story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x1)
- Google gave a funny translation of my sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x2)
- Some jokes get lost in translation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x3)
- In maths, a translation slides a shape without turning it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x4)
- Translate the triangle 4 squares right and 1 square down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x5)
- She works in translation at a big company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x6)
- After a translation, the shape is the same size and faces the same way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x7)
- She had said it so often that Wendy needed no translation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/#x8)

### Note

Verb: «translate»; person: «translator». In maths there are three main transformations: translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn). In a translation, every coordinate changes by the same amount: (x, y) → (x + 3, y + 2) for «3 right, 2 up».

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Translating the Sefer Yetzirah is hard because its words can be read in many ways, so each translation shows one reading. In the primary lessons: In language lessons pupils translate words and sentences, and read stories in translation. In maths (geometry) a translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction, described as e.g. «3 right, 2 up»; the shape stays congruent. Phrases: «in translation», «a translation into», «lost in translation», «translation of a shape».

### Examples

- With English Translation, Preface, Explanatory Notes and Glossary, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/#x1)
- The translation adopted here follows a popular logic. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/#x2)
- Source: https://www.sefaria.org/api/v3/texts/Sefer%20Yetzirah?version=english%7CSefaria+Community+Translation Sefaria versionTitle: Sefaria Community Translation [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/#x3)
- license: CC0 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/#x4)
- versionSource: https://www.sefaria.org (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/#x5)

### Note

Verb: «translate»; person: «translator». In maths there are three main transformations: translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn). In a translation, every coordinate changes by the same amount: (x, y) → (x + 3, y + 2) for «3 right, 2 up».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «translation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«translation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/translation.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «translation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/translation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«translation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/translation.html) on Mova free.