guide vs translation

guide

noun
  • A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. 

  • Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. 

  • A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. 

  • A sign that guides people; guidepost. 

  • A spirit believed to speak through a medium. 

  • A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. 

  • A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. 

  • Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. 

verb
  • to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. 

  • to act as a guide. 

  • to exert control or influence over someone or something. 

  • to supervise the education or training of someone. 

  • to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. 

translation

noun
  • A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox. 

  • A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure. 

  • The conversion of something from one form or medium to another. 

  • A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another. 

  • The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message. 

  • A transfer of a disease from one body part to another. 

  • An ascension to Heaven without death. 

  • A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another. 

  • A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation. 

  • The conversion of text from one language to another. 

  • The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language). 

  • The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome. 

  • The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses. 

How often have the words guide and translation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )