sight-translate

English

Etymology

Back-formation of sight translation.

Verb

sight-translate (third-person singular simple present sight-translates, present participle sight-translating, simple past and past participle sight-translated)

1. (translation studies) To translate a written document out loud.

Translations

translate a written document out loud

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 視譯 / 视译 (shìyì)

• Finnish: kääntää suoraan tekstistä
• French: traduire à vue
• Polish: tłumaczyć na głos impf, przetłumaczyć na głos pf

See also

• sight read
• sight sing