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sight-translate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To translate a written document out loud.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Back-formation from sight translation.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 視譯 /视译 (shìyì) — translate a written document out loud
  • Finnish: kääntää suoraan tekstistä — translate a written document out loud
  • French: traduire à vue — translate a written document out loud
  • Polish: tłumaczyć na głos — translate a written document out loud
  • Polish: przetłumaczyć na głos — translate a written document out loud