The quote loses something 'in translation'. [=the quote does not have the same meaning or effectiveness when it is translated into another language]
Something must have gotten 'lost in translation' [=lost when changed from one language into another] because the joke isn't funny in English.
I have only read Dostoevsky 'in translation'. [=in translated form]
(..) Moshi moshi. All ri... Yeah, I'm coming down. Okay. I gotta go to work. Okay. I love you. I'll see you later. Okay. Bye. The translation is very important, O.K.? The translation. INTERPRETER: Yes, of course. I understand. DIRECTOR: Mr. Bob-san. You are sitting quietly in your study. (..)2003 Lost in Translation