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translate
[ trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz- ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- to provide or make a translation; act as translator.
- to admit of translation:
The Greek expression does not translate easily into English.
translate
/ trænsˈleɪt; trænz- /
verb
- to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect
he 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 convert
to 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 code See also transcribe
- 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
- archaic.tr to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy
Derived Forms
- transˈlatable, adjective
- ˌtranslataˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- trans·lata·ble adjective
- trans·lata·bili·ty trans·lata·ble·ness noun
- half-translat·ed adjective
- inter·trans·lata·ble adjective
- pretrans·late verb (used with object) pretranslated pretranslating
- retrans·late verb (used with object) retranslated retranslating
- untrans·lata·bili·ty noun
- untrans·lata·ble adjective
- untrans·lated adjective
- well-trans·lated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of translate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of translate1
Example Sentences
That means that any uncertainty in matching the precise origins of two repeater quakes could translate to uncertainty in the travel times, and thus the temperature changes.
Users can also report words that are incorrectly translated.
Under its “Good Customer Program,” Oportun allows borrowers to take out larger loans with lower interest rates, which typically translates to lower monthly payments.
That translates to masking up at tightly spaced campsites and when passing others on hiking trails, too.
Successfully navigating the transfers market often translates to wins on the playing pitch.
Do they have a plan for how to translate a ceasefire into something more durable?
Or translate an interview maybe because I do like to translate things.
As the Hooters press kit shows, an appreciation for breasts does not automatically translate to an appreciation of women.
On the other hand, I do have doubts about how well his model would translate.
Of course, deep innovations only translate into revenue if they can go to global markets effectively.
This practice quickly enables you to turn figures into words, and to translate them back into figures.
Suppose you wish to find out what words will translate the date of the settlement of Jamestown, Va., 1607.
When night came, and Mr. Mayne could leave his post, she showed him the paper and asked him to translate it.
It is not surprising that many of the fables which Mandeville chose to translate anticipate the themes of his great work.
In our account of this interview we shall translate the broken Spanish of the Indian into ordinary English.
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