translatrices

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, antepenultimate stress) IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈleɪtɹɪsiːz/, /tɹænsˈleɪtɹɪsiːz/, /tɹɑːnzˈleɪtɹɪsiːz/, /tɹænzˈleɪtɹɪsiːz/
• (Received Pronunciation, penultimate stress) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɑːnsleɪˈtɹaɪsiːz/, /ˌtɹænsleɪˈtɹaɪsiːz/, /ˌtɹɑːnzleɪˈtɹaɪsiːz/, /ˌtɹænzleɪˈtɹaɪsiːz/

Noun

translatrices

1. plural of translatrix
   • 2009, “BiB: Broke in Berlin”, in March 16 th 2009: Tout va très bien Madame la Marquise:

     “If you study translation in Germany, you’ll go blind from the glint off all the translatrices’ glasses within the first term,” I prepared internally as my killer punchline, deciding against throwing myself in a canal as a plan B as I remembered Rasputin’s ignominious end. Anyway, I can swim.