traduction

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). Synchronically, traduce +‎ -ion.

• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

traduction (countable and uncountable, plural traductions)

1. (uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
2. (countable) A malign or defamatory statement.
3. (uncountable) An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
4. (uncountable) Act of passing on to one's future generations.

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transfering, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”).

• IPA^(key): /tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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traduction f (plural traductions)

1. translation

• métraduction (rare)

• traducteur
• traduire

• “traduction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).