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From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presentation English representation From re- + presentation.

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: представяне (predstavjane) — that which represents something else
• Catalan: representació — that which represents something else
• Czech: reprezentace — that which represents something else
• Dutch: weergave — that which represents something else
• Dutch: representatie — that which represents something else
• Dutch: afbeelding — that which represents something else
• Finnish: esitys — that which represents something else
• Finnish: representaatio — that which represents something else
• Galician: representación — that which represents something else
• Georgian: წარმომადგენლობა (c̣armomadgenloba) — that which represents something else
• German: Darstellung — that which represents something else
• German: Verkörperung — that which represents something else
• Greek: αναπαράσταση (anaparástasi) — that which represents something else
• Hindi: निरूपण (nirūpaṇ) — that which represents something else
• Hindi: चित्रण (citraṇ) — that which represents something else
• Indonesian: representasi — that which represents something else
• Interlingua: representation — that which represents something else
• Italian: rappresentazione — that which represents something else
• Ladin: raprejentanza — that which represents something else
• Malayalam: പ്രതിനിധാനം (pratinidhānaṁ) — that which represents something else
• Norwegian Bokmål: representasjon — that which represents something else
• Norwegian Nynorsk: representasjon — that which represents something else
• Persian: نمایش (namâyeš) — that which represents something else
• Polish: reprezentacja — that which represents something else
• Portuguese: representação — that which represents something else
• Romanian: reprezentare — that which represents something else
• Spanish: representación — that which represents something else
• Urdu: نُمائِنْدَگی (numā'īndagī) — that which represents something else
• Vietnamese: sự đại diện — that which represents something else
• Dutch: vertegenwoordiging — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Finnish: edustaja — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Finnish: edustus — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Hindi: नुमाइंदगी (numāindgī) — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Hindi: प्रतिनिधित्व (pratinidhitva) — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Hungarian: jogi képviselet — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Hungarian: védelem — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Indonesian: representasi — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Italian: rappresentanza — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Marathi: प्रतिनिधित्व (pratinidhitva) — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Spanish: representación — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Urdu: نُمائِنْدَگی (numā'īndagī) — people who speak on behalf of another in court
• Bulgarian: представителство (predstavitelstvo) — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Finnish: edustus — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Finnish: edustusoikeus — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Hungarian: képviselet — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Indonesian: representasi — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Italian: rappresentanza — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Malayalam: പ്രാതിനിധ്യം (prātinidhyaṁ) — politics: ability to elect a representative
• Finnish: kuvaus — mathematics: object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces
• Hindi: निरूपण (nirūpaṇ) — mathematics: object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces
• Bulgarian: образ (obraz) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Bulgarian: изображение (izobraženie) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Chinese Mandarin: 表象 (biǎoxiàng) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Czech: vyobrazení — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Dutch: weergave — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Dutch: afbeelding — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Esperanto: prezento — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Finnish: mielikuva — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• French: représentation — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Galician: representación — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (frisahts) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Greek: αναπαράσταση (anaparástasi) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Hungarian: ábrázolás — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Hungarian: megjelenítés — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Italian: rappresentazione — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Japanese: 表象 (hyōshō) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Persian: نمایش (namâyeš) — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Polish: reprezentacja — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Portuguese: representação — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Romanian: înfățișare — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Romanian: închipuire — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Romanian: reprezentare — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Spanish: representación — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Tagalog: talilahat — figure, image or idea that substitutes reality
• Bulgarian: представление (predstavlenie) — theatrical performance
• Czech: představení — theatrical performance
• Finnish: esitys — theatrical performance
• French: représentation — theatrical performance
• Galician: representación — theatrical performance
• Georgian: წარმოდგენა (c̣armodgena) — theatrical performance
• Greek: παράσταση (parástasi) — theatrical performance
• Italian: rappresentazione — theatrical performance
• Persian: نمایش (namâyeš) — theatrical performance
• Polish: przedstawienie — theatrical performance
• Romanian: reprezentare — theatrical performance
• Spanish: representación — theatrical performance
• Hindi: अभ्यावेदन (abhyāvedan) — statement made to influence opinions