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翻譯 — meaning in English

fān yì

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English meaning

  • construe noun A translation.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  • traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
  • translate verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.
  • translation noun A version of a text or speech rendered in a different language.
  • translator noun A person who converts text or speech from one language into another.

Senses

翻譯 is used for these senses in English:

  • construe A translation.
  • fanslation (slang) An unofficial translation of the dialogue or text of a media product (such as a manga, television programme, or video game) from one language to another which is done by fans rather than by its producer.
  • render (transitive, dated) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
  • traduce (archaic, transitive) To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate. [1530s to mid-19th c.]
  • translate (transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
  • translation (translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
  • translator A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

construe — full definition

  1. noun A translation.
  2. noun An interpretation.

render — full definition

  1. verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  2. verb To give or provide, especially a service, help, or judgment.
  3. verb To translate or perform something in a particular way.
  4. verb To generate a finished image or model from digital data.
  5. noun A layer of plaster or stucco applied to a wall.

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