diff --git a/examples/dotnet/Program.cs b/examples/dotnet/Program.cs
index 20bb012b1..64149a553 100644
--- a/examples/dotnet/Program.cs
+++ b/examples/dotnet/Program.cs
@@ -2152,6 +2152,31 @@ namespace test_mapi
             Console.WriteLine("OK, model: {0}", s.Model.ToString());
         }
 
+        public static void TranslationExample()
+        {
+            Context ctx1 = new Context();
+            Context ctx2 = new Context();
+
+            Sort s1 = ctx1.IntSort;
+            Sort s2 = ctx2.IntSort;
+            Sort s3 = s1.Translate(ctx2);
+
+            Console.WriteLine(s1 == s2);
+            Console.WriteLine(s1.Equals(s2));
+            Console.WriteLine(s2.Equals(s3));
+            Console.WriteLine(s1.Equals(s3));
+
+            Expr e1 = ctx1.MkIntConst("e1");
+            Expr e2 = ctx2.MkIntConst("e1");
+            Expr e3 = e1.Translate(ctx2);
+
+            Console.WriteLine(e1 == e2);
+            Console.WriteLine(e1.Equals(e2));
+            Console.WriteLine(e2.Equals(e3));
+            Console.WriteLine(e1.Equals(e3));
+        }
+
+
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             try
@@ -2225,6 +2250,8 @@ namespace test_mapi
                     QuantifierExample4(ctx);
                 }
 
+                TranslationExample();
+
                 Log.Close();
                 if (Log.isOpen())
                     Console.WriteLine("Log is still open!");
diff --git a/examples/java/JavaExample.java b/examples/java/JavaExample.java
index 5810dab37..25076e27c 100644
--- a/examples/java/JavaExample.java
+++ b/examples/java/JavaExample.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class JavaExample
     }
 
     void disprove(Context ctx, BoolExpr f, boolean useMBQI) 
-		throws TestFailedException
+        throws TestFailedException
     {
         BoolExpr[] a = {};
         disprove(ctx, f, useMBQI, a);
@@ -2279,6 +2279,29 @@ class JavaExample
         System.out.println(my);
     }
 
+    public void translationExample() {
+        Context ctx1 = new Context();
+        Context ctx2 = new Context();
+
+        Sort s1 = ctx1.getIntSort();
+        Sort s2 = ctx2.getIntSort();
+        Sort s3 = s1.translate(ctx2);
+
+        System.out.println(s1 == s2);
+        System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));
+        System.out.println(s2.equals(s3));
+        System.out.println(s1.equals(s3));
+
+        Expr e1 = ctx1.mkIntConst("e1");
+        Expr e2 = ctx2.mkIntConst("e1");
+        Expr e3 = e1.translate(ctx2);
+
+        System.out.println(e1 == e2);
+        System.out.println(e1.equals(e2));
+        System.out.println(e2.equals(e3));
+        System.out.println(e1.equals(e3));
+    }
+
     public static void main(String[] args)
     {
         JavaExample p = new JavaExample();
@@ -2300,8 +2323,8 @@ class JavaExample
                 HashMap<String, String> cfg = new HashMap<String, String>();
                 cfg.put("model", "true");
                 Context ctx = new Context(cfg);
-		
-		p.optimizeExample(ctx);
+        
+                p.optimizeExample(ctx);
                 p.basicTests(ctx);
                 p.castingTest(ctx);
                 p.sudokuExample(ctx);
@@ -2355,7 +2378,9 @@ class JavaExample
                 Context ctx = new Context(cfg);
                 p.quantifierExample3(ctx);
                 p.quantifierExample4(ctx);
-            }            
+            }
+
+            p.translationExample();
 
             Log.close();
             if (Log.isOpen())
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/AST.cs b/src/api/dotnet/AST.cs
index 2ffaaa661..c7ca1851e 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/AST.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/AST.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Author:
     Christoph Wintersteiger (cwinter) 2012-03-16
 
 Notes:
-    
+
 --*/
 
 using System;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 namespace Microsoft.Z3
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The abstract syntax tree (AST) class. 
+    /// The abstract syntax tree (AST) class.
     /// </summary>
     [ContractVerification(true)]
     public class AST : Z3Object, IComparable
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="a">An AST</param>
         /// <param name="b">An AST</param>
-        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are from the same context 
+        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are from the same context
         /// and represent the same sort; false otherwise.</returns>
         public static bool operator ==(AST a, AST b)
         {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="a">An AST</param>
         /// <param name="b">An AST</param>
-        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are not from the same context 
+        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are not from the same context
         /// or represent different sorts; false otherwise.</returns>
         public static bool operator !=(AST a, AST b)
         {
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             if (ReferenceEquals(Context, ctx))
                 return this;
             else
-                return new AST(ctx, Native.Z3_translate(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, ctx.nCtx));
+                return Create(ctx, Native.Z3_translate(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, ctx.nCtx));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The kind of the AST.
-        /// </summary>    
+        /// </summary>
         public Z3_ast_kind ASTKind
         {
             get { return (Z3_ast_kind)Native.Z3_get_ast_kind(Context.nCtx, NativeObject); }
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             {
                 Native.Z3_dec_ref(ctx.nCtx, obj);
             }
-        };        
+        };
 
         internal override void IncRef(IntPtr o)
-        {            
+        {
             // Console.WriteLine("AST IncRef()");
             if (Context == null || o == IntPtr.Zero)
                 return;
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Expr.cs b/src/api/dotnet/Expr.cs
index 5e0abcb74..6c52b83c8 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/Expr.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Expr.cs
@@ -163,13 +163,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// <returns>A copy of the term which is associated with <paramref name="ctx"/></returns>
         new public Expr Translate(Context ctx)
         {
-            Contract.Requires(ctx != null);
-            Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result<Expr>() != null);
-
-            if (ReferenceEquals(Context, ctx))
-                return this;
-            else
-                return Expr.Create(ctx, Native.Z3_translate(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, ctx.nCtx));
+            return (Expr)base.Translate(ctx);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -809,7 +803,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// Retrieve string corresponding to string constant.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>the expression should be a string constant, (IsString should be true).</remarks>
-        public string String { get { return Native.Z3_get_string(Context.nCtx, NativeObject); } }        
+        public string String { get { return Native.Z3_get_string(Context.nCtx, NativeObject); } }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is a concatentation.
@@ -828,43 +822,43 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsSuffix { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_SUFFIX; } }
-	
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is a contains.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsContains { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_CONTAINS; } }
-	
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is an extract.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsExtract { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_EXTRACT; } }
-	
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is a replace.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsReplace { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_REPLACE; } }
-	
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is an at.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
-	public bool IsAt { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_AT; } }	
+	public bool IsAt { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_AT; } }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is a sequence length.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsLength { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_LENGTH; } }
-	
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Check whether expression is a sequence index.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>a Boolean</returns>
 	public bool IsIndex { get { return IsApp && FuncDecl.DeclKind == Z3_decl_kind.Z3_OP_SEQ_INDEX; } }
-	
+
 
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/FuncDecl.cs b/src/api/dotnet/FuncDecl.cs
index 345019892..0587a2276 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/FuncDecl.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/FuncDecl.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Author:
     Christoph Wintersteiger (cwinter) 2012-03-16
 
 Notes:
-    
+
 --*/
 
 using System;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 namespace Microsoft.Z3
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Function declarations. 
+    /// Function declarations.
     /// </summary>
     [ContractVerification(true)]
     public class FuncDecl : AST
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A hash code.
-        /// </summary>    
+        /// </summary>
         public override int GetHashCode()
         {
             return base.GetHashCode();
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Function declarations can have Parameters associated with them. 
+        /// Function declarations can have Parameters associated with them.
         /// </summary>
         public class Parameter
         {
@@ -322,13 +322,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// <returns>A copy of the function declaration which is associated with <paramref name="ctx"/></returns>
         new public FuncDecl Translate(Context ctx)
         {
-            Contract.Requires(ctx != null);
-            Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result<FuncDecl>() != null);
-
-            if (ReferenceEquals(Context, ctx))
-                return this;
-            else
-                return new FuncDecl(ctx, Native.Z3_translate(Context.nCtx, NativeObject, ctx.nCtx));
+            return (FuncDecl) base.Translate(ctx);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Quantifier.cs b/src/api/dotnet/Quantifier.cs
index eb21ed2b9..eca4e3c7e 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/Quantifier.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Quantifier.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Author:
     Christoph Wintersteiger (cwinter) 2012-03-19
 
 Notes:
-    
+
 --*/
 
 using System;
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Translates (copies) the quantifier to the Context <paramref name="ctx"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ctx">A context</param>
+        /// <returns>A copy of the quantifier which is associated with <paramref name="ctx"/></returns>
+        new public Quantifier Translate(Context ctx)
+        {
+            return (Quantifier)base.Translate(ctx);
+        }
+
         #region Internal
         [ContractVerification(false)] // F: Clousot ForAll decompilation gets confused below. Setting verification off until I fixed the bug
         internal Quantifier(Context ctx, bool isForall, Sort[] sorts, Symbol[] names, Expr body, uint weight = 1, Pattern[] patterns = null, Expr[] noPatterns = null, Symbol quantifierID = null, Symbol skolemID = null)
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Sort.cs b/src/api/dotnet/Sort.cs
index e1b8ca1b7..e6f195434 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/Sort.cs
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Sort.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Author:
     Christoph Wintersteiger (cwinter) 2012-03-15
 
 Notes:
-    
+
 --*/
 
 using System;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="a">A Sort</param>
         /// <param name="b">A Sort</param>
-        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are from the same context 
+        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are from the same context
         /// and represent the same sort; false otherwise.</returns>
         public static bool operator ==(Sort a, Sort b)
         {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="a">A Sort</param>
         /// <param name="b">A Sort</param>
-        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are not from the same context 
+        /// <returns>True if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are not from the same context
         /// or represent different sorts; false otherwise.</returns>
         public static bool operator !=(Sort a, Sort b)
         {
@@ -113,10 +113,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             return Native.Z3_sort_to_string(Context.nCtx, NativeObject);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Translates (copies) the sort to the Context <paramref name="ctx"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ctx">A context</param>
+        /// <returns>A copy of the sort which is associated with <paramref name="ctx"/></returns>
+        new public Sort Translate(Context ctx)
+        {
+            return (Sort)base.Translate(ctx);
+        }
+
         #region Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Sort constructor
-        /// </summary>        
+        /// </summary>
         internal Sort(Context ctx, IntPtr obj) : base(ctx, obj) { Contract.Requires(ctx != null); }
 
 #if DEBUG
@@ -154,5 +164,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.Z3
             }
         }
         #endregion
-    }    
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/api/java/AST.java b/src/api/java/AST.java
index e1cde837f..350830443 100644
--- a/src/api/java/AST.java
+++ b/src/api/java/AST.java
@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@ public class AST extends Z3Object implements Comparable<AST>
      **/
     public AST translate(Context ctx)
     {
-
         if (getContext() == ctx) {
             return this;
         } else {
-            return new AST(ctx, Native.translate(getContext().nCtx(),
-                getNativeObject(), ctx.nCtx()));
+            return create(ctx, Native.translate(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject(), ctx.nCtx()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/api/java/Expr.java b/src/api/java/Expr.java
index 707f3300d..6cabbb1b8 100644
--- a/src/api/java/Expr.java
+++ b/src/api/java/Expr.java
@@ -194,14 +194,7 @@ public class Expr extends AST
      **/
     public Expr translate(Context ctx)
     {
-        if (getContext() == ctx) {
-            return this;
-        } else {
-            return Expr.create(
-                ctx,
-                Native.translate(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject(),
-                    ctx.nCtx()));
-        }
+        return (Expr) super.translate(ctx);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/api/java/FuncDecl.java b/src/api/java/FuncDecl.java
index 8b1ad4b44..255bc2c4a 100644
--- a/src/api/java/FuncDecl.java
+++ b/src/api/java/FuncDecl.java
@@ -68,13 +68,7 @@ public class FuncDecl extends AST
      **/
     public FuncDecl translate(Context ctx)
     {
-
-        if (getContext() == ctx) {
-            return this;
-        } else {
-            return new FuncDecl(ctx, Native.translate(getContext().nCtx(),
-                getNativeObject(), ctx.nCtx()));
-        }
+        return (FuncDecl) super.translate(ctx);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/api/java/Quantifier.java b/src/api/java/Quantifier.java
index bc2537107..ce2adce21 100644
--- a/src/api/java/Quantifier.java
+++ b/src/api/java/Quantifier.java
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ public class Quantifier extends BoolExpr
                 .nCtx(), getNativeObject()));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Translates (copies) the quantifier to the Context {@code ctx}.
+     * 
+     * @param ctx A context
+     * 
+     * @return A copy of the quantifier which is associated with {@code ctx}
+     * @throws Z3Exception on error
+     **/
+    public Quantifier translate(Context ctx)
+    {
+        return (Quantifier) super.translate(ctx);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a quantified expression.
      *
diff --git a/src/api/java/Sort.java b/src/api/java/Sort.java
index 0763a69a3..e7a186ad2 100644
--- a/src/api/java/Sort.java
+++ b/src/api/java/Sort.java
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ public class Sort extends AST
         return Native.sortToString(getContext().nCtx(), getNativeObject());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Translates (copies) the sort to the Context {@code ctx}.
+     * 
+     * @param ctx A context
+     * 
+     * @return A copy of the sort which is associated with {@code ctx}
+     * @throws Z3Exception on error
+     **/
+    public Sort translate(Context ctx)
+    {
+        return (Sort) super.translate(ctx);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sort constructor
      **/