translate

[ trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz- /

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verb (used with object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.

to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret.

to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer.

Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation.

Computers. to convert (a program, data, code, etc.) from one form to another: to translate a FORTRAN program into assembly language.

Telegraphy. to retransmit or forward (a message), as by a relay.

Ecclesiastical.

to move (a bishop) from one see to another.
to move (a see) from one place to another.
to move (relics) from one place to another.

to convey or remove to heaven without natural death.

Mathematics. to perform a translation on (a set, function, etc.).

to express the value of (a currency) in a foreign currency by applying the exchange rate.

to exalt in spiritual or emotional ecstasy; enrapture.

verb (used without object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

to provide or make a translation; act as translator.

to admit of translation: The Greek expression does not translate easily into English.

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Origin of translate

1250–1300; Middle English translaten<Latin trānslātus (past participle of trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to trāns-trans- + -lātus (suppletive past participle of ferre to bear¹), earlier *tlātus, equivalent to *tlā- bear (akin to thole²) + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM translate

trans·lat·a·ble, adjectivetrans·lat·a·bil·i·ty, trans·lat·a·ble·ness, nounhalf-trans·lat·ed, adjectivein·ter·trans·lat·a·ble, adjective

pre·trans·late, verb (used with object), pre·trans·lat·ed, pre·trans·lat·ing.re·trans·late, verb (used with object), re·trans·lat·ed, re·trans·lat·ing.un·trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·trans·lat·a·ble, adjectiveun·trans·lat·ed, adjectivewell-trans·lat·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH translate

translate , transliterate

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Example sentences from the Web for translate

The storm was what’s known as a derecho, roughly translating to “straight ahead.”
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Even today, emotional meanings of faces may not translate across cultures, she says.
Ancient sculptures hint at universal facial expressions across cultures|Bruce Bower|August 19, 2020|Science News
Players did make small behavioral changes on the field, but that didn’t translate to broader attitudinal shifts.
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After it was unable to take place, Elizabeth Webbe Lunny, BDG’s evp of revenue, said her team moved the retreat online and was able to keep the same format and instructor and was able to translate nearly all of the programming online.
How publishers are selling advertisers on virtual events|Kayleigh Barber|July 17, 2020|Digiday

This means that they can’t capture and translate information from a single “boat” of dopamine.
Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons|Shelly Fan|June 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
Do they have a plan for how to translate a ceasefire into something more durable?
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Or translate an interview maybe because I do like to translate things.
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Of course, deep innovations only translate into revenue if they can go to global markets effectively.
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This allows news reporters to translate whatever is said by a Scot being interviewed into whatever will make the most news.
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Asian slapstick humor does not translate well, and most of the captive audience agreed, although they grudgingly watched it.
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes|Daniel Genis|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Morquil's aid was enlisted, to translate the text, and he learned some amazing facts.
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Wayne hesitated, partly to translate O'Reilly's rumblings and partly to marvel at an audacious idea taking shape in his mind.
High Dragon Bump|Don Thompson
It is, if our own experience be worth anything, excessively hard to translate.
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I stared at this for a long time, and then swiftly withdrew, overcome with horror which I could not translate into words.
The Silent Isle|Arthur Christopher Benson
And I, who could read and translate French easily, had never found time to learn to chat freely in any language but my own.
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British Dictionary definitions for translate

translate

/ (trænsˈleɪt, trænz-) /

verb

to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialecthe translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well

(intr) to act as translator

(tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language

(tr) to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)

(tr) to transform or convertto translate hope into reality

(tr; usually passive) biochem to transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic codeSee also transcribe (def. 7)

to move or carry from one place or position to another

(tr)

to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another
to transfer (a see) from one place to another

(tr) RC Church to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another

(tr) theol to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven

maths physics to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement

(intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another

(tr) archaic to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy

Derived forms of translate

translatable, adjectivetranslatability, noun

Word Origin for translate

C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer

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translate

[ trăns-lāt′, trănz-, trăns′lāt′, trănz′- ]

v.

To render in another language.

To put into simpler terms; explain or interpret.

To subject mRNA to translation.

Other words from translate

trans•lat′a•bil′i•ty n.trans•lat′a•ble adj.

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verb (used with object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

verb (used without object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

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verb (used with object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

verb (used without object), trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing.

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