in translation

idiom

: in translated form
I have only read Dostoyevsky in translation.

Examples of in translation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in some ways the ideas were similar in translation and global nature: With Zaytinya, the recipes came from the restaurant and its connections to the outside world, and in the World Central Kitchen cookbook, the world serves as the restaurant. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 But the eight-piece Folger ensemble also managed to capture some of the electric energy between these seemingly disparate musical histories — connections lost and found in translation. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024 This is her first audiobook, both in English and in translation. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Lost in translation Ohtani has not been accused of a crime. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024 The International Booker Prize — which honors the best novels and short story collections in translation published in the U.K. and/or Ireland every year — announced its 2024 longlist. Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Kind of like the Robert Frost saying about poetry being lost in translation. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Akin to being lost in translation, the model chose slightly wrong numbers, which produced word sequences that made no sense. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 Spain is home to some of the best restaurants in the world, certainly in Barcelona and particularly in Donostia-San Sebastián, but something gets lost in translation when outposts move to our side of the Atlantic. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2024

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“In translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20translation. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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