dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt ˈɹɛndəɹɪŋ ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n ˈvɝʒən ˈvɜːʒən the act of uniform movement the act of changing in form or shape or appearance a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface rewording something in less technical terminology a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language a uniform movement without rotation (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same