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
- 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/
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Derived terms
- métraduction (rare)
See also
Further reading
- “traduction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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