translator
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English
Alternative forms
- tr., trans., transl. (abbreviations)
- translatour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, translatour, translateur, from Latin trānslātor, agent noun from perfect passive participle trānslātus, from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across, beyond”) + ferō (“bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/, /ˈtɹænsleɪtɚ/, /ˌtɹænzˈleɪtɚ/, , , /ˌtɹænsˈleɪtɚ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹanzleɪtə/, /ˈtɹɑːnzleɪtə/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
translator (plural translators)
- A person who converts speech, text, film, or other material into a different language. (Contrasted with interpreter.)
- 1980, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 95:
- "You don't believe the Soviet Union is going to reduce its defense budget, do you?" Boggs asked.
Premier Chou didn't wait for the translator to finish. "Never, never, never," he replied in perfect English.
- (by extension) One that makes a new version of a source material in a different language or format.
- A computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation.
- Synonym: machine translator
Usage notes
In the localization industry, a translator deals specifically with text as the input, while an interpreter deals with speech or signing as the input.
Related terms
Translations
someone who translates
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language interpreter
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machine translator
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English translator, from Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, translatour, translateur, from Latin trānslātor.
Pronunciation
Noun
translator m pers (female equivalent translatorka)
- (literary, translation studies) translator (someone who translates)
- Synonym: tłumacz
Declension
Declension of translator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | translator | translatorzy/translatory (deprecative) |
| genitive | translatora | translatorów |
| dative | translatorowi | translatorom |
| accusative | translatora | translatorów |
| instrumental | translatorem | translatorami |
| locative | translatorze | translatorach |
| vocative | translatorze | translatorzy |
Noun
translator m inan
- (computing) translator (computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation)
Declension
Declension of translator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | translator | translatory |
| genitive | translatora | translatorów |
| dative | translatorowi | translatorom |
| accusative | translator | translatory |
| instrumental | translatorem | translatorami |
| locative | translatorze | translatorach |
| vocative | translatorze | translatory |
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- translator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- translator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French translateur, from Latin translator, translatoris.
Noun
translator m (plural translatori, feminine equivalent translatoare)
- translator (someone who translates)