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trans·late
\\tran(t)s-ˈlāt, tranz-; ˈtran(t)s-ˌlāt, ˈtranz-\\ verb
(trans·lat·ed ; trans·lat·ing)transitive verb
1.
  a. to bear, remove, or change from one place, state, form, or appearance to another :

transfer

,

transform

      a country boy translated to the city
      translate ideas into action
  b. to convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death
  c. to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another
2.
  a. to turn into one's own or another language
  b. to transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another :

transcribe

  c.
    (1) to express in different terms and especially different words :
    (2) to express in more comprehensible terms : ,
3.
4. to subject to mathematical translation
5. to subject (as genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis
intransitive verb
1. to practice translation or make a translation; also : to admit of or be adaptable to translation
    a word that doesn't translate easily
2. to undergo a translation
3. , — usually used with into
    believes that tax cuts will translate into economic growth
• trans·lat·abil·i·ty \\(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌlā-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)tranz-\\ noun
• trans·lat·able \\tran(t)s-ˈlā-tə-bəl, tranz-\\ adjective
• trans·la·tor \\-ˈlā-tər\\ noun

translate
  c.1300, "to remove from one place to another," also "to turn from one language to another," from L. translatus "carried over," serving as pp. of transferre "to bring over, carry over" (see transfer), from trans- + latus "borne, carried," from *tlatos, from PIE base *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry" (see extol). A similar notion is behind the O.E. word it replaced, awendan, from wendan "to turn, direct" (see wend). Translation "work turned from one language to another" is attested from c.1340.

☞ translate
trans·late / trAns5leit; trAnz- / verb1. ~ (sth) (from sth) (into sth) | ~ sth (as sth) to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language
   翻译；译:
  ▪ [VN]
   He translated the letter into English.
   他把这封信译成了英文。
   Her books have been translated into 24 languages.
   她的书被译成了 24 种语言。
   'Suisse' had been wrongly translated as 'Sweden'.
   Suisse 被错译成"瑞典"。
   Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?
   你能帮助我用浅显易懂的英语来说明这一法律术语吗？
  ▪ [V]
   I don't speak Greek so Dina offered to translate for me.
   我不懂希腊语,于是戴娜主动给我翻译。
   My work involves translating from German.
   我的工作包括德语翻译。
2. [V] ~ (as sth) to be changed from six language to another
   被翻译；被译成:
   Most poetry does not translate well.
   诗歌大多翻译不好。
   The Welsh name translates as 'Land's End'.
   这个威尔士语的地名可译成"兰兹角"。
3. ~ (sth) (into sth) to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form
   (使)转变,变为:
  ▪ [VN]
   It's time to translate words into action.
   是把言语化为行动的时候了。
  ▪ [V]
   I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.
   我希望所有的辛勤劳动都会有回报。
4. ~ (sth) (as sth) to understand sth in a particular way or give sth a particular meaning
   (以某种方式)理解；给予(某种含义)
   SYN 

interpret

:
  ▪ [VN]
   the various words and gestures that we translate as love
   我们理解为爱的各种言语和姿势
  ▪ [also V]

translate verb

trans·late
I. \tran(t)ˈslāt, traan-, -nzˈ- also ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin translatus, tralatus (suppletive past participle of transferre to transfer, translate), from trans- + latus, suppletive past participle of ferre to bear, carry — more at ,
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to bear, remove, or change from one place or condition to another : , , — usually used with to
  < I was translated from the country to the city — Kenneth Mackenzie >
  < he translated the fight … to the public arena — L.M.Hughes >
  < a fine play has been superlatively translated to the screen — Current Biography >
  < the saint's relics were translated from the crypt to the … shrine — Dorothy G. Spicer >
  < translated him to the War Department — N.W.Stephenson & H.W.H.Knott >
 b. : to remove or convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death
  < by faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death — Heb 11:5 (Authorized Version) >
  < those Muslims who hold that the Mahdi was translated in an earlier century >
 c. : to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another
  < if a bishop be translated he must be introduced as the holder of the see — T.E.May >
2.
 a. : to turn into one's own or another language :
  < is learning to translate Latin >
  — usually used with into
  < Chinese ideograms are translated into Japanese — David Diringer >
  < had to translate the characters into spoken Korean — Cornelius Osgood >
 b. : to transfer or turn from any special system of representation, set of symbols, or calculus into another such system, set, or calculus : — usually used with into
  < imperative that the reporter translate his notes into longhand — B.M.Metzger >
  < translate books into braille >
  < a linguistic code … can be translated into a binary code — R.W.Brown b. 1925 >
  < translate mathematical truths into logical truths >
 c. : ,
  < this solution will permit the cryptanalyst to translate additional messages — W.W.R.Ball >
  < when he translates his message into a coded one — Aaron Bakst >
 d. : to express in different words : — usually used with into
  < what remains of the poetry after we have translated it into prose >
  < the terminology used by technicians … is translated into the language of the layman — Lucile Bagwell >
 e. : to express in explanatory or more comprehensible terms : ,
  < the element which is so difficult to translate in the idea of fair play — Margaret Mead >
  < it translates my childish impressions accurately enough — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
  < all such novels have their special language which you must translate … to learn the real intention of the artist — M.D.Geismar >
  — often used with into
  < has translated Moloc's words into contemporary human terms — Wayne Burns >
3.
 a. : to change the substance, form, or appearance of : , , — usually used with into
  < translates the girl into a witch >
  < the projection kinescope … translates the video signal into a pattern of light and shadows on the tube face — C.L.Dawes >
  < cars are translated into scrap — New Yorker >
  < the time required to translate new ideas into practical military weapons — H.S.Truman >
  < the prime mover which translates energy into power — Roger Burlingame >
  < designers translate the … styling of an import into a modified and wearable version for the American woman — Dorothy O'Neill >
 b. Britain : to transform (old garments or shoes) by repairing, renovating, or remaking from old materials
  < for two of these the costumes were translated from old sets — E.K.Chambers >
  < a number of men were fixing up — translating — old boots — Robert Sandall >
4. : , ,
5. : to change the position of (a body or figure) in space without rotation
6. : to repeat or forward (a message) by telegraphic translation
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to practice rendering from one language or representational system into another
  < he translates for the patent attorney >
 also : to make such a rendering or translation
  < no one but a language learner needs to be told … that a word-for-word transposition does not translate — Jackson Mathews >
  < in class the teacher asks him to translate >
 b. : to admit of or be adaptable to translation
  < words that translate into every language — D.D.Eisenhower >
  < a Portuguese word that does not translate easily — David Dodge >
2. : to repeat or forward a message by telegraphic translation
II. transitive verb

: to subject (as genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis