translation

«translation» in Mova's school dictionary: Changing words from one language into another — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a translation, translations; translation — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Changing words from one language into another. tree →

2) A piece of writing or speech that has been changed into another language. tree →

3) (maths) Sliding a shape to a new position without turning it, flipping it or changing its size. tree →

4) (science) Changing something into a different form. tree →

5) A translation can also be an explanation that makes something easy to understand. tree →

sense 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 →
• Google gave a funny translation of my sentence. tree →
• Some jokes get lost in translation. tree →
• In maths, a translation slides a shape without turning it. tree →
• Translate the triangle 4 squares right and 1 square down. tree →
• She works in translation at a big company. tree →
• After a translation, the shape is the same size and faces the same way. tree →
• She had said it so often that Wendy needed no translation. tree →

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 the corpora

• Translation tools help families who speak other languages understand letters, but they can make mistakes.
• Important translations should be checked by a person who speaks both languages.
• Translation and tutoring tools might make learning easier for many people, but not every family can afford them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «translation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.