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Translation vs Interpreter - What's the difference?

translation | interpreter |

As a noun translation

is translation parallel displacement (motion without deformation or rotation).

As a verb interpreter is

(label) to translate.

translation

English

Alternative forms

* translatioun (obsolete) * (abbreviations)

Noun

  • (label) The act or (label) an act of translating, in its various senses:
  • # The conversion of text from one language to another.
  • # The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
  • # (label) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
  • # (label) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
  • # A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
  • # The conveyance of something from one place to another, especially:
  • ## (label) An ascension to Heaven without death.
  • ## (label) A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
  • ## (label) A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
  • ## (label) A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
  • (label) The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
  • Derived terms

    * fan translation * machine translation * translationless * translation studies

    See also

    * interpretation ----

    interpreter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
  • A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
  • (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
  • (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
  • Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter , though some can be compiled.

    Derived terms

    * terp * parts interpreter

    Coordinate terms

    * (in computing): compiler

    Anagrams

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