What is Translation?

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What do you Do you think Can you mention
know about “Translation” is the importance of
translation? important? translation for
this day?

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Have you . Is there any

heard about difference
interpreter between
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and
translating?
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What is translation?

A translation is a text derived from another

text in another language, exhibiting qualities
of equivalence to that source text, such that
the derived text can be taken as a substitute
for the original text.
Translation and Interpreting

the interpreter translates orally, while a

translator interprets written text.
The skills

Translator Interpreter
 ability to write well in  able to translate in both
the target language directions(native and target
language) on the spot,
 Translate into his/her without using dictionaries
native language or other supplemental
reference materials.
 converts written  converts any spoken
material from one material from one language
language (the source (the source language) into
language) into a a different language (the
target language),
different language
(the target language),
 Why translation important?

Only about 10% of Internet adoption The main and major

people in the world around the world is role of language
speak English. increasing translation services

Literary texts, books and

novels need to be For companies
translated into various
languages so that they can
be read by people in other
countries.
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