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Record 1 2020-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Language (General)
DEF

[A] unit of verbal [or] nonverbal sign which cannot be broken down into smaller elements in the translation process.

OBS

Morphemes, words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or even texts can be considered translation units according to different authors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction et interprétation
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
OBS

Selon différents auteurs, les unités de traduction peuvent être des morphèmes, des mots, des groupes de mots, des phrases, des paragraphes ou des textes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Processing of Language Data
  • Translation and Interpretation
DEF

In a translation memory, a pair of segments composed of a segment from a source language and its equivalent in a target language.

CONT

A translation unit consists of the source segment and the corresponding target segment, recorded as equivalents in a database. It thus constitutes the base unit for the translation memories.

Key term(s)
  • unit of translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatisation des données linguistiques
  • Traduction et interprétation
DEF

Dans une mémoire de traduction, paire de segments équivalents dans une langue source et une langue d'arrivée.

CONT

L'unité de traduction est composée du segment source et du segment cible correspondant, enregistrés comme équivalents dans une banque de données. Elle constitue ainsi l'unité de base des mémoires de traduction.

Spanish

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