Translation is a process of transferring massages from a source language into a target language. Translation means two things, translation and interpreting. Both have different functions as well as the factors that influence them are different. Interpreting will produce an oral translation, while translation will result to written translation or text.
Translation and Semantics are both different sciences. Yet, they share a similarity that deal with meaning. Learning translation will be more beneficial when it is accompanied by learning semantics.