Summary
Summary noun - A short statement of the main points.
Translation and summary are semantically related in restatement topic. In some cases you can use "Translation" instead a noun "Summary", when it comes to topics like paraphrase.
Translation
Translation noun - An instance of expressing something in different words.
Usage example: had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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Synonyms for Translation
Summary and translation are semantically related in restatement topic. Sometimes you can use "Summary" instead a noun "Translation", if it concerns topics such as paraphrase.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good summary | good translation |
| full | full summary | full translation |
| exact | exact summary | exact translation |
| better | better summary | better translation |
| Other adjectives: perfect, complete, original, initial, accurate, awkward, rough, simple, actual, real, excellent, decent, possible, inaccurate, hilarious, official, previous, online. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Sometimes the English version is only, however, a short summary rather than a full translation of the Italian text.
Source: Creator / Piero Scaruffi -
When giving a summary of the first season, Shamal said that Fate was "going through some complications with her family at the time." Translation: Fate's a clone and her mother was an abusive monster who manipulated her.
Source: Understatement
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Translation and Summary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/translation
Summary & Translation. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/translation>.
Translation or Summary. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/translation.
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