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Re: I'M BACK!!! :)

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 3, 2003, 21:08
On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 10:44:19PM +0200, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Don't you have that usage in English?
Yes. In English, "translate" is a technical term for moving without changing orientation. But as far as the general populace goes, that's an obscure piece of jargon; conversion between languages is far and away the primary meaning. -Mark