translation

Everyday

1. Changing words from one language into another. tree →
2. A piece of writing or speech that has been changed into another language. tree →
3. (maths) Sliding a shape to a new position without turning it, flipping it or changing its size. tree →
4. (science) Changing something into a different form. tree →
5. A translation can also be an explanation that makes something easy to understand. tree →

In the lessons

In language lessons pupils translate words and sentences, and read stories in translation. In maths (geometry) a translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction, described as e.g. «3 right, 2 up»; the shape stays congruent. Phrases: «in translation», «a translation into», «lost in translation», «translation of a shape».

Examples

• This book is an English translation of a French story. tree →
• Google gave a funny translation of my sentence. tree →
• Some jokes get lost in translation. tree →
• In maths, a translation slides a shape without turning it. tree →
• Translate the triangle 4 squares right and 1 square down. tree →
• She works in translation at a big company. tree →
• After a translation, the shape is the same size and faces the same way. tree →
• She had said it so often that Wendy needed no translation. tree →

Note

Verb: «translate»; person: «translator». In maths there are three main transformations: translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn). In a translation, every coordinate changes by the same amount: (x, y) → (x + 3, y + 2) for «3 right, 2 up».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Translating the Sefer Yetzirah is hard because its words can be read in many ways, so each translation shows one reading. In the primary lessons: In language lessons pupils translate words and sentences, and read stories in translation. In maths (geometry) a translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction, described as e.g. «3 right, 2 up»; the shape stays congruent. Phrases: «in translation», «a translation into», «lost in translation», «translation of a shape».

Examples

• With English Translation, Preface, Explanatory Notes and Glossary, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The translation adopted here follows a popular logic. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Source: https://www.sefaria.org/api/v3/texts/Sefer%20Yetzirah?version=english%7CSefaria+Community+Translation Sefaria versionTitle: Sefaria Community Translation tree →
• license: CC0 tree →
• versionSource: https://www.sefaria.org (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Verb: «translate»; person: «translator». In maths there are three main transformations: translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn). In a translation, every coordinate changes by the same amount: (x, y) → (x + 3, y + 2) for «3 right, 2 up».