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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that translates, especially.
- noun One employed to render written works into another language.
- noun A computer program or application that renders one language or data format into another.
- noun An interpreter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which translates.
- noun Specifically— One who renders something spoken or written in one language into another: as, he held the office of public translator.
- noun A cobbler of a low class, who manufactures boots and shoes from the material of old ones, selling them at a low price to second-hand dealers.
- noun plural Second-hand boots mended and sold at a low price.
- noun In telegraphy, a sensitive receiving-instrument used for retransmitting a message, or for translation: commonly called a relay.
- noun Any instrument for converting one form of energy into another: thus, the magneto-electric engine which transforms the power of a steam-engine into electricity is a translator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another.
- noun (Teleg.), engraving A repeating instrument.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
translates text, film, or other material into a differentnatural language . - noun by extension One that makes a new
version of a source material in a differentlanguage orformat . - noun proscribed A language
interpreter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
- noun a program that translates one programming language into another
- noun a person who translates written messages from one language to another
Etymologies
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Examples
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He does not mention the name of the second translator, but alludes to him as "_the modern translator_," and as having lost a good deal of the wit of the book by having "tied himself so strictly to a literal observance of the
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A: I think the attraction of being a translator is the sheer variety of the job.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Anthea Bell, Part 1 2006
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A: I think the attraction of being a translator is the sheer variety of the job.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Anthea Bell, Part 2 2006
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Looks like somebody’s Palin translator is in full “starbursts” mode.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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John says: tde: Looks like somebody’s Palin translator is in full “starbursts” mode.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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The translator is always relying on the author to handle those issues in the way the author sees fit.
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The whole process to become a simple translator is difficult: registering and OpenID, OpenPGP and SSH keys is boring and complex to the average user;
Planning For 10.10: Growing Our Translations Community | jonobacon@home 2010
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Also, a professional translator is fluent in both the source language and the target, i/e their mother tongue; most people who are not translators do not have the same level of fluency, as it is not a skill they get to practise every day.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Reviewing translation - who should do it? 2009
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Andre the translator said that the Creole words meant that Grandma wanted me to visit her home.
Georgianne Nienaber: Misery, Fear, Loss, and Confusion in Haiti Four Months After the Quake 2010
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Remember, a translator, even the very best translator, is a filter that inevitably skews the style of the original.
SFWA European Hall of Fame: a chance to read sf from outside of the Anglo Bubble - Boing Boing 2008
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