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[118]. Passage: Translation is not copying words; it is carrying meaning across languages. A good translator keeps the sense, the tone, and sometimes even the rhythm, while accepting that some jokes, proverbs, and sounds cannot travel exactly. The test of a translation is not word-for-word sameness but whether a new reader feels a similar force. Translation is defined as:

1.
Learning grammar
2.
Writing a summary only
3.
Copying words exactly
4.
Carrying meaning across languages, not copying words
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Option 4 : Carrying meaning across languages, not copying words

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सही उत्तर Carrying meaning across languages, not copying words है।

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Carrying meaning, not copying, is definition.

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[118]. Passage: Translation is not copying words; it is carrying meaning across languages. A good translator keeps the sense, the tone, and sometimes even the rhythm, while accepting that some jokes, proverbs, and sounds cannot travel exactly. The test of a translation is not word-for-word sameness but whether a new reader feels a similar force. Translation is defined as:

1.
Learning grammar
2.
Writing a summary only
3.
Copying words exactly
4.
Carrying meaning across languages, not copying words

Correct Answer: Carrying meaning across languages, not copying words

Carrying meaning, not copying, is definition.

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