translate
verb (used with object)
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own.
am translating
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present progressiveof translate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A: Once I am translating, my intentions are to convey the tone of what is before me in as precise a language as possible. My task is limited to working with words.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2014
I have a message from Moscow which I am translating.
From Time Magazine Archive
Engel thinks I am translating von Linden’s horrid notes, but I am sneaking in a few recipe cards of my own because I have got ahead of her.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
To make this easier, I am translating the ticket seller’s speech from Aberdeen Doric.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
In conjunction with my friend Busk I am translating a great German book on the "Microscopical Anatomy of Man," and I have engaged to write a long article for Todd's "Cyclopaedia."
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Thomas Henry Huxley
