translator

English

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Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#TRANSLATORCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telh₂- (bear)#TRANSLATOR

Directly from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#TRANSLATORCategory:English terms derived from Latin#TRANSLATOR trānslātor and FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#TRANSLATORCategory:English terms derived from French#TRANSLATOR translator, and also from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#TRANSLATORCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#TRANSLATOR translatour, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#TRANSLATOR translatour, translateur, etc., from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#TRANSLATOR trānslātor, from trānslātus (“carried across”) + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across”) + ferō (“bear, carry”), q.v. Equivalent to translate +‎ -orCategory:English terms suffixed with -or#TRANSLATOR.

Pronunciation

Noun

translator (plural translators)Category:English lemmas#TRANSLATORCategory:English nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:English countable nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with entries#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRANSLATOR

  1. A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly
    1. A person or thing that translates various forms of text. [1382]
    2. (inexact, sometimes proscribedCategory:English proscribed terms#TRANSLATOR) Synonym of interpreter, a person or thing that immediately interprets direct speech. [1850]
    3. (figuratively) A person or thing that expresses an idea or style in a new form or medium. [1855]
    4. (computingCategory:en:Computing#TRANSLATOR, chiefly historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#TRANSLATOR) A machine that converts inputs into a pattern of holes on a punch card. [1952]
    5. (chiefly USCategory:American English#TRANSLATOR) A relay station that retransmits incoming television signals after automatically adjusting their frequency to avoid interference. [1956]
    6. (computingCategory:en:Computing#TRANSLATOR) A program that converts commands from one computer language into another. [1957]
  2. (chiefly obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#TRANSLATOR) Synonym of carrier, a person who transports something, now particularly (Roman CatholicismCategory:en:Roman Catholicism#TRANSLATOR, rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#TRANSLATOR) holy relics. [1535]
    • 2019, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Images of Sainthood in Medieval Europe, page 100:
      ... the translator of the life and miracles of the saints, like the translator of the relics, need not have been "literate"; nor did he have to be a clerk.
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  3. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#TRANSLATOR) Synonym of repairer, particularly of leather or cloth goods. [1594]
    • 1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, page 33:
      Boots and Shoes are not to be had, I am told, in sufficient quantity for the demand from the slop-shops, the "translators," and the second-hand dealers. Great quantities of second-hand boots and shoes are sent to Ireland to be "translated" there.
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  4. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#TRANSLATOR, slangCategory:English slang#TRANSLATOR) A used and repaired shoe, boot, or other item of clothing. [1851]
  5. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#TRANSLATOR) Synonym of repeater, a thing that automatically retransmits an incoming message along a telegraph line. [1855]
  6. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#TRANSLATOR) A thing that converts energy from one form to another. [1884]
  7. (botanyCategory:en:Botany#TRANSLATOR) The retinaculum of asclepiads.

Usage notes

In modern professional contexts, a translator specifically deals with text input in contrast to an interpreter who deals with speech or signing input, generally under greater time constraints. Subtitles for videos, games, performances, etc. are generally handled by translators working from transcripts.

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Latin

Etymology

    From trānslātus + -tor.

    Category:Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terh₂-#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin terms suffixed with -tor#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin entries with etymology texts#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with inline etymon for redlinks#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#TRANSLATOR

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    trānslātor m (genitive trānslātōris, feminine trānslātrīx)Category:Latin lemmas#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin third declension nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#TRANSLATORCategory:Latin masculine nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with entries#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRANSLATOR; third declension

    1. transferrer (one who carries over)

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    Further reading

    Polish

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

    Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish terms derived from English#TRANSLATOR translator, from Middle EnglishCategory:Polish terms derived from Middle English#TRANSLATOR translatour, from Old FrenchCategory:Polish terms derived from Old French#TRANSLATOR translator, translatour, translateur, from LatinCategory:Polish terms derived from Latin#TRANSLATOR trānslātor.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    translator m pers (female equivalent translatorka)Category:Polish lemmas#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish masculine nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish personal nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with entries#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRANSLATOR

    1. (literaryCategory:Polish literary terms#TRANSLATOR, translation studiesCategory:pl:Translation studies#TRANSLATOR) translator (someone who translates)
      Synonym: tłumacz

    Declension

    Noun

    translator m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish masculine nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with entries#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRANSLATOR

    1. (computingCategory:pl:Computing#TRANSLATOR) translator (computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    adjective
    verbs

    Further reading

    • “translator”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “translator”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)
    • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “translator”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861, volume II, page 1714
    • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “translator”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 98
    • Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “translator rz. m1”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎, 4. online edition, Warszawa
    • Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “translator rz. m3”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎, 4. online edition, Warszawa
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    Romanian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#TRANSLATORCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#TRANSLATOR translateur, from LatinCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#TRANSLATOR translator, translatoris.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    translator m (plural translatori, feminine equivalent translatoare)Category:Romanian lemmas#TRANSLATORCategory:Romanian nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Romanian countable nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#TRANSLATORCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with entries#TRANSLATORCategory:Pages with 4 entries#TRANSLATOR

    1. translator (someone or something that translates meaning from one language to another)
      Synonym: traducător

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