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verbIf something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language.Only a small number of her books have been translated into English.Martin Luther translated the Bible into German.The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'.The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate....Mr Mani by Yehoshua, translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin.The papers have been sent to Saudi Arabia for translation.If a name, a word, or an expression translates as something in a different language, that is what it means in that language.His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.If one thing translates or is translated into another, the second happens or is done as a result of the first.Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses.Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.If you say that a remark, a gesture, or an action translates as something, or that you translate it as something, you decide that this is what its significance is.'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'.Your body translates this physical sensation as the onset of panic. B1

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definition	verb If something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language. Only a small number of her books have been translated into English. Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'. The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate. ...Mr Mani by Yehoshua, translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin. The papers have been sent to Saudi Arabia for translation. If a name, a word, or an expression translates as something in a different language, that is what it means in that language. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still. If one thing translates or is translated into another, the second happens or is done as a result of the first. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses. Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions. If you say that a remark, a gesture, or an action translates as something, or that you translate it as something, you decide that this is what its significance is. 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'. Your body translates this physical sensation as the onset of panic.
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