Shift
Shift noun - An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
Translation and shift are semantically related in change topic. In some cases you can use "Translation" instead a noun "Shift".
Translation
Translation noun - An instance of expressing something in different words.
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Shift and translation are semantically related in change topic. You can use "Shift" instead a noun "Translation", if it concerns topics such as relocation.
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- A negligent translation to Russian and back allowed Margaret Thatcher's nickname to shift from 'Iron Maiden' (as in 'torture-box') to 'Iron Dame' to 'Iron Lady'.
- On account of language shift (and translation issues), it's probable that he didn't think Jesus was stupid, but rather living in his own world—i.e.
Source: Cloud Cuckoolander / Real Life -
Note that even though "middle school" happens to be a direct translation of the Japanese Chuugakkou, the name shift has little to do with the institutional Japanophilia of The '80s.
Source: Junior High
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