translate
verb (used with object)
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own.
have been translating
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present perfect progressiveof translate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But while the negative publicity is never good for business, it's unlikely that concerns over food safety have been translating to consumer trends.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2022
Hunter spent countless hours in the weight room, and this season the results have been translating onto the court.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2018
Very smart analysts and reporters have been translating all these victories into delegate counts, which of course is the key question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2016
But his crucial role may have been translating the sometimes hazy, poetic orders of the musically unschooled Liverpudlians into finished products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2016
I must have been translating the situation into French.
From What Every Woman Knows by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
