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translation trans‧la‧tion [trænsˈleɪʆn, trænz-] noun
1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the process of changing one currency into another:

• Favorable foreign currency translations boosted profits.

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• After translation into Swiss francs, the only division showing a decline in sales was agriculture.

2. [uncountable] formal the process of changing something into a different form, usually to produce a final result:

• The rapid translation from prototype to new product gives companies little time to rest between projects.

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translation UK US /trænzˈleɪʃən/ noun
► [U] the activity or process of changing the words of one language into the words in another language that have the same meaning: »

Online translation services are not always as accurate as they should be.

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translation software

► [C] a piece of writing or speech in one language that has been changed into another language: translation from sth »

Delegates can listen to the translation from the Arabic through headsets.

► [U] FINANCE, ACCOUNTING the activity of giving the value of an amount in one currency in a different currency: translation into sth »

Assets and liabilities denominated in non-US currencies are recorded in the financial statements after translation into US dollars.

► [S or U] the activity or process of changing something into a different form: translation of sth (into sth) »

He said he will focus resources to speed the translation of research into practice.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Translation — (v. lat.), 1) Umstellung; 2) Übertragung, z.B. der Rechte auf Andere; 3) Übersetzung; 4) in der Telegraphie, s.u. Telegraph S. 337; daher Translator, Übertrager, 1) in der Telegraphie, s.u. Telegraph S. 337; 2) Übersetzer; in der Türkei bei der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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