translate

verb

UK /trænsˈleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	translate
he/she/it	translates
present participle	translating
past tense	translated
past participle	translated

1
intransitive/transitive to change spoken or written words into another language
I don’t speak Russian, so someone will have to translate.
translate something into something:
The Bible has been translated into more than 100 languages.
Synonyms and related words
Speaking or translating other languages
bilingual
bilingualism
code switching
1. 1a
  intransitive to be changed into a different language, or to be capable of being understood in a different language
  Poetry doesn’t always translate well.
  something translates as something:
  ‘Merci’ in French translates as ‘thank you’ in English.
  Synonyms and related words
  Speaking or translating other languages
  bilingual
  bilingualism
  code switching
2. 1b
  transitive computingto change information in one computer program or language into a form that can be used by a different program or language
  The software can translate files from most other word processing programs.
  Synonyms and related words
  To use or program a computer
  access
  archive
  back up
2
intransitive to cause a particular situation or result
translate into/to:
Recent economic problems are beginning to translate into a demand for reforms.
Synonyms and related words
To produce a reaction or result
result in
decide
provoke
3
intransitive/transitive to change something into a different form, or to express something in a different way
These earnings, translated into pounds, represent half of our total profits.
an attempt to translate Marxist ideas into practice
Synonyms and related words
To change something
change
make into
convert
4
intransitive/transitive if an idea or method translates, or if you translate it to a different situation, it is used in a different situation
Synonyms and related words
To use something, or to be used
go towards
bring in
fall back on

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