noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
General term for translating between languages, both as a process and a product. Used with する for the act of translating.
この小説の翻訳はとても自然だ。
The translation of this novel is very natural.
彼は英語の記事を日本語
He translated the English article into Japanese.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Figurative use: interpreting or making sense of something obscure, like a code or a difficult text. Less common than the primary translation sense.
古代文字の翻訳には長い時間がかかった。
Deciphering the ancient script took a long time.
noun
Technical term in molecular biology for the process of translating mRNA into a protein. Not used in everyday language.
生物学では、翻訳はタンパク質合成の過程を指す。
In biology, translation refers to the process of protein synthesis.