trans·la·tion 
/trænsˈleɪʃən/ noun
plural trans·la·tions /trænsˈleɪʃən/ noun 1 a : words that have been changed from one language into a different language : words that have been translated [count] ▪ She is working on a translation of the novel. ▪ a new translation of the Iliad ▪ an accurate translation ▪ a literal translation ▪ a rough/loose translation ▪ There were English translations on the menu. [noncount] ▪ I have only read Dostoevsky in translation. [=in translated form]
b [noncount] : the act or process of translating something into a different language
▪ Some things defy translation. [=are impossible to translate] ▪ The quote loses something in translation. [=the quote does not have the same meaning or effectiveness when it is translated into another language] ▪ Something must have gotten lost in translation [=lost when changed from one language into another] because the joke isn't funny in English. 2 [noncount] formal : the act or process of changing something from one form to another : transformation
▪ the translation of economic power into political strength
b [noncount] : the act or process of translating something into a different language
▪ Some things defy translation. [=are impossible to translate] ▪ The quote loses something in translation. [=the quote does not have the same meaning or effectiveness when it is translated into another language] ▪ Something must have gotten lost in translation [=lost when changed from one language into another] because the joke isn't funny in English.
▪ the translation of economic power into political strength
