The best replacement for translation is transcription.

The best alternatives to translation are rated as following:
★★★★★  transcription
★★★★★  interpretation
★★★  transliteration
★★★  remeasurement
★★  rotation
★★  transaction
★  transformation
★  slide
★  protein synthesis
★  reflection
★  interpreting
★  localization
★  revaluation
★  transcription first
  human translation
  paraphrase
  king james
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  new international version
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Speaking about translation, one probably shouldn't forget about audio.

Other search terms related to translation and their ratings are:
★★★★★ audio
★★★ kanji
★★ transcription
★★ words
★ rotation
★ reference to english and arabic
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