International Translation Day

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2020 Date	30 September 2020
2021 Date	30 September 2021

2020 Holidays & Dates

International Translation Day in 2020

Wednesday, 30 Sep

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International Translation Day History

International Translation Day celebrates the work of language professionals. Their work helps bring nations together and strengthens world ties. In 2017, The United Nations declared the 30th of September as International Translation Day to honor this profession.

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— Society of Authors (@Soc_of_Authors) September 23, 2020

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International Translation Day Facts

Translators translate around 750,000 words each year.
The word "translation" comes from Latin. It originally meant to "carry from one place to another."
The most commonly translated word on Google translate is "beautiful." Other often translated words include "colleague", "good", "work", "Thursday" and "mama".