sight translation

noun

The act of translating a written text out loud.

Meanings

nounsight translation (plural sight translations)

plural sight translations

  1. human sciencesThe act of translating a written text out loud.

Translations

Arabic تَرْجَمَة مَنْظُورَة
  • تَرْجَمَة مَنْظُورَة (tarjama manẓūra)act of translating a written text out loud
Chinese Mandarin 視譯 /视译
  • 視譯 /视译 (shìyì)act of translating a written text out loud
Finnish prima vista -tulkkaus, prima vista -kääntäminen
  • prima vista -tulkkausact of translating a written text out loud
  • prima vista -kääntäminenact of translating a written text out loud
French traduction à vue
  • traduction à vueact of translating a written text out loud
German Vom-Blatt-Übersetzung, Stegreifübersetzung
  • Vom-Blatt-Übersetzungact of translating a written text out loud
  • Stegreifübersetzungact of translating a written text out loud
Polish tłumaczenie wzrokowe
  • tłumaczenie wzrokoweact of translating a written text out loud
Russian визуа́льный перево́д, перево́д с листа́
  • визуа́льный перево́д (vizuálʹnyj perevód)act of translating a written text out loud
  • перево́д с листа́ (perevód s listá)act of translating a written text out loud
Spanish traducción a la vista
  • traducción a la vistaact of translating a written text out loud
Cite this entry
APA

sight translation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20translation

MLA

“sight translation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20translation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sight translation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20translation.

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