translator
/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/ noun B2- A person or thing that translates various forms of text.
- Synonym of interpreter, a person or thing that immediately interprets direct speech.
- A person or thing that expresses an idea or style in a new form or medium.
- A machine that converts inputs into a pattern of holes on a punch card.
- A relay station that retransmits incoming television signals after automatically adjusting their frequency to avoid interference.
- A program that converts commands from one computer language into another.
- Synonym of repairer, particularly of leather or cloth goods.
- A used and repaired shoe, boot, or other item of clothing.
Plural translators
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The boy’s were shining with the impersonal zeal of the translator.
One of the noble peers, who was familiar with the Arabic language, having studied it during the famous Egyptian campaign, followed with his eye as the translator read aloud:
When translators sit down with a new text, they confront the reality that languages are never just different labels for identical objects.
The translator must therefore abandon the literal meaning in favor of the comedic effect, searching the target language for a comparable, yet entirely different, joke.
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