traduction

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English

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

Noun

traduction (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)

  1. (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
  2. (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
  3. (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
  4. (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations.

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trāductiō (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“to lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

Noun

traduction f (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)

  1. (countable) translation (the conversion of text from one language to another)
  2. (translation studies, uncountable) translation (the discipline or study of translating written language)
    Coordinate term: interprétation
    traduction à vue ― sight translation
    traduction automatique ― machine translation
    traduction assistée par ordinateur ― computer-aided translation

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Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from French traduction, Spanish traducción/Portuguese tradução and Italian traduzione.

Pronunciation

Noun

traduction (plural traductiones)

  1. translation
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