Construction and Translation

Construction

Construction noun - A statement that makes something clear.

Usage example: could you give us your construction of this passage in the Bible?

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Translation and construction are semantically related in explanation topic. In some cases you can use "Translation" instead a noun "Construction".

Translation noun - An instance of expressing something in different words.

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Construction and translation are semantically related in rewording topic. Sometimes you can use "Construction" instead a noun "Translation".

exact	exact construction	exact translation
direct	direct construction	direct translation
complete	complete construction	complete translation
initial	initial construction	initial translation
Other adjectives: proper, awkward, simple, poor, actual, real, bad, horrible, new, different, recent, modern.

It's one example of an entire grammatical construction, the ablative absolute, which can be expressed with as few as two words in Latin but typically requires a translation along the lines of "When / Since / Because / While / After [x] was / has been / had been [y]" depending on context.

Source: Translation: Yes
A quote from the Scrin Intel Database: "... Indigenous population warlike to the extreme - once Threshold construction is complete and gateway is open, entire indigenous population must be cleansed from the surface of the planet."note Translation: These ape-things are insane!

Source: Humans Are Warriors

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