Meanings
nountranslation studies (uncountable)
- uncountableThe study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities.
Synonyms: traductology, translatology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities.
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Origin
Coined by American poet, translator and translation scholar James S. Holmes in 1972 in his paper “The name and nature of translation studies”.
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Arabic دِرَاسَات اَلتَّرْجَمَة
- دِرَاسَات اَلتَّرْجَمَة (dirāsāt at-tarjama)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Catalan traductologia
- traductologiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Chinese Mandarin 翻譯研究 /翻译研究, 翻譯學 /翻译学
- 翻譯研究 /翻译研究 (fānyì yánjiū)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- 翻譯學 /翻译学 (fānyìxué)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- 譯學 /译学 (yìxué)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Czech translatologie
- translatologiestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Danish oversættelsesteori
- oversættelsesteoristudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Dutch vertaalwetenschap, vertaalkunde
- vertaalwetenschapstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- vertaalkundestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Estonian tõlketeadus
- tõlketeadusstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Finnish käännöstiede
- käännöstiedestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
French traductologie
- traductologiestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
German Translatologie, Übersetzungswissenschaft
- Translatologiestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- Übersetzungswissenschaftstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Greek μεταφρασιολογία, μεταφραστικές σπουδές
- μεταφρασιολογία (metafrasiología)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- μεταφραστικές σπουδές (metafrastikés spoudés)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- μεταφρασεολογία (metafraseología)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Hebrew חקר התרגום
- חקר התרגוםstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Hungarian fordítástudomány, transzlatorika
- fordítástudománystudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- transzlatorikastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- traduktológiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Icelandic þýðingarannsóknir
- þýðingarannsóknirstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Irish staidéar ar aistriúchán
- staidéar ar aistriúchánstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Italian scienza della traduzione, traduttologia
- scienza della traduzionestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- traduttologiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Japanese 翻訳研究
- 翻訳研究 (hon'yaku kenkyū)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Latvian tulkojumzinātne
- tulkojumzinātnestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Persian مطالعات ترجمه
- مطالعات ترجمهstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Polish traduktologia, translatologia
- traduktologiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- translatologiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- translatorykastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- przekładoznawstwostudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Portuguese estudos de tradução, tradutologia
- estudos de traduçãostudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- tradutologiastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Romanian traductologie, studii de traductologie
- traductologiestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- studii de traductologiestudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Russian перево́д и переводове́дение, переводове́дение
- перево́д и переводове́дение (perevód i perevodovédenije)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
- переводове́дение (perevodovédenije)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Spanish traductología
- traductologíastudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Swedish översättningsvetenskap
- översättningsvetenskapstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Tamil மொழிபெயர்ப்பியல்
- மொழிபெயர்ப்பியல் (moḻipeyarppiyal)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Thai การศึกษาการแปล
- การศึกษาการแปล (gaan sèuksăa gaan bplae)study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Turkish çeviribilim
- çeviribilimstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Vietnamese nghiên cứu dịch thuật
- nghiên cứu dịch thuậtstudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
Welsh astudiaethau cyfieithu
- astudiaethau cyfieithustudy of theory and practice of translating and interpreting
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APA
translation studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translation%20studies
MLA
“translation studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translation%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “translation studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translation%20studies.
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