Translate Translated Trænzˈleɪt English I Languages French Verb

• he translated the letter into english.
• her books have been translated into 24 languages.
• can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain english?
• this chapter was translated from the french by oliver breen.

translate

Verb Forms

1. to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language
• He translated the letter into English.
• Her books have been translated into 24 languages.
• Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?
• This chapter was translated from the French by Oliver Breen.
• His works have been translated from French into countless languages.
• ‘Suisse’ had been wrongly translated as ‘Sweden’.
• The novel has been widely translated.
• I don't speak Greek so Dina offered to translate for me.
• My work involves translating from German.
• My father dictated in Polish while I translated into English.
• I spoke to him through my friend who translated from Arabic into English.
2. to be changed from one language to another
• Most poetry does not translate well.
• The Welsh name translates as ‘Land's End’.
• It's a Spanish word that roughly translates as 'unease'.
• ‘Tiramisu’ literally translates as ‘pull-me-up’.
3. to change something into a different form; to lead to a particular result
• It's time to translate words into action.
• I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.

Extra Examples

• You need to translate your ideas into practice.
• A small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in council tax.
• Teacher expectations do not automatically translate themselves into student results.
• The lost trade revenue ultimately translated into job losses at home.
• Most attempts to translate Shakespeare to the small screen are not successful.
• The story translates well to the screen.
• I'm not sure how well the American system would translate to a European context.
4. to understand something in a particular way or give something a particular meaning
• SYNONYM interpret
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/interpret
• the various words and gestures that we translate as love

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Latin translat- ‘carried across’, past participle of transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’.