translate
verb (used with object)
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own.
was translating
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past progressiveof translate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His crime was translating the New Testament into English.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
“First AD James Yoo,” the directors wrote, “was probably one of the most instrumental in this regard. On one occasion, James was translating over the course of a four-hour dinner with one of the labels.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
She was translating the dialogue for other children with her, who were visiting New York from their town in the Alps.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022
“But I never felt like it was my voice. I was recording what I saw, but I didn’t feel like I was translating that into something that was purely mine.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
I was translating today’s writing for von Linden, my elbows on the table and my head between my hands, not daring to look at him.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
