traduction
English
Etymology
From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). Synchronically, traduce + -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /tʃɹɐˈdɐkʃən/
- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
Noun
traduction (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)
- (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
- (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
- (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
- (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations.
French
Etymology
From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transfering, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
traduction f (plural traductions)
- translation
Derived terms
- métraduction (rare)
- traduction à vue
- traduction automatique
See also
- traducteur
- traduire
Further reading
- “traduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from French traduction, Spanish traducción/Portuguese tradução and Italian traduzione.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tra.dukˈ(t)ʃon/
Noun
traduction (plural traductiones)
- translation