translate

trans·late

 (trăns′lāt′, trănz′-, trăns-lāt′, trănz-)

v. trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing, trans·lates

v.tr.

1. To render in another language: translated the Korean novel into German.

2. To express in different, often simpler words: translated the technical jargon into ordinary language.

3.

a. To change from one form, function, or state to another; convert or transform: translate ideas into reality.

b. To express in another medium: translated the short story into a movie.

4. To transfer from one place or condition to another: "His remains were translated to San Juan de Puerto Rico where they still rest" (Samuel Eliot Morison).

5. To forward or retransmit (a telegraphic message).

6.

a. Ecclesiastical To transfer (a bishop) to another see.

b. To convey to heaven without death.

7. Physics To subject (a body) to translation.

8. Biology To subject (messenger RNA) to translation.

v.intr.

1.

a. To make a translation.

b. To work as a translator.

2. To admit of translation: His poetry translates well.

3. To be changed or transformed in effect. Often used with into or to: "Today's low inflation and steady growth in household income translate into more purchasing power" (Thomas G. Exter).

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[Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātus, past participle of trānsferre, to transfer : trāns-, trans- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·lat′a·bil′i·ty n.

trans·lat′a·ble adj.

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translate

(trænsˈleɪt; trænz-)

vb

1. to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect: he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well.

2. (intr) to act as translator

3. (tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language

4. (tr) to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)

5. (tr) to transform or convert: to translate hope into reality.

6. (Biochemistry) (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 transcribe⁷

7. to move or carry from one place or position to another

8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr)

a. to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another

b. to transfer (a see) from one place to another

9. (Roman Catholic Church) (tr) RC Church to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another

10. (Theology) (tr) theol to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven

11. (General Physics) maths physics to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement

12. (Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another

13. (tr) archaic to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy

[C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer]

transˈlatable adj

ˌtranslataˈbility n

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trans•late

(trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.

1. to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own.

2. to change the form, condition, or nature of; convert: to translate thought into action.

3. to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret.

4. to bear, carry, or move from one place or position to another; transfer.

5. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement.

6. to retransmit or forward (a telegraphic message), as by a relay.

7. to move (a bishop) from one see to another.

8. to convey or remove to heaven without natural death.

9. to exalt in spiritual or emotional ecstasy.

10. to cause to undergo genetic translation.

v.i.

11. to provide or make a translation; act as translator.

12. to admit of translation.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin trānslātus, past participle of trānsferre to transfer]

trans•la′tor, n.

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translate

- Early on, it meant "transfer."

See also related terms for transfer.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

translate

If you translate something that has been said or written, you say or write it in a different language.

These jokes would be far too difficult to translate.

You say that someone translates something from one language into another.

An interpreter was going to translate his words into English.

My books have been translated into many languages.

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translate

Past participle: translated
Gerund: translating

Imperative

translate

translate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	translate - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." interpret, render ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" retranslate - translate again mistranslate - translate incorrectly gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase Latinize - translate into Latin translate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
	2.	translate - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" transform alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" metricise, metricize - express in the metric system diagonalise, diagonalize - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
	3.	translate - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" understand, interpret, read understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
	4.	translate - bring to a certain spiritual state channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
	5.	translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	6.	translate - be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power" equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
	7.	translate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English" translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	8.	translate - subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	9.	translate - express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?" paraphrase, rephrase, reword - express the same message in different words
	10.	translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

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translate

verb

1. render, put, change, convert, interpret, decode, transcribe, construe, paraphrase, decipher, transliterate Only a small number of his books have been translated into English.

2. put in plain English, explain, make clear, clarify, spell out, simplify, gloss, unravel, decode, paraphrase, decipher, elucidate, rephrase, reword, state in layman's language Translating IT jargon is the key to the IT director's role.

3. convert, change, turn, transform, alter, render, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure Your decision must be translated into specific actions.

4. transfer, move, send, relocate, carry, remove, transport, shift, convey, transplant, transpose The local-government minister was translated to Wales.

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translate

verb

1. To express in another language, while systematically retaining the original sense:

construe, put, render.

2. To express the meaning of in other, especially simpler, words:

paraphrase, render, rephrase, restate, reword.

3. To change into a different form, substance, or state:

convert, metamorphose, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate.

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Translations

يُتَرْجِميُتَرْجِمُ

превеждам

přeložit

oversætte

übersetzenübertragen

μεταφράζω

traducirtrasladar

tõlkima

kääntääsiirtää

traduiretranslater

prevesti

fordítlefordít

terjemah

òÿîaþýða

tradurretraduttoretraduttricetraduzione

訳す

번역하다

traducere

pārtulkottulkot

vertalen

oversette

przetłumaczyćtłumaczyć

traduzir

перевестипереводить

prevesti

översätta

แปล

çevirmektercemetercümetercüme etmek

dịch

翻译

translate

[trænzˈleɪt]

A. VT

1. (Ling) → traducir (from, into de a) translate this text into Spanish → traduzca este texto al español
how do you translate "posh"? → ¿cómo se traduce "posh"?

2. (= convert) to translate centigrade into Fahrenheit → convertir grados centígrados en Fahrenheit
to translate words into deeds → convertir palabras en acción

3. (= transfer) (esp Rel) → trasladar (from, to de a)

B. VI [person] → traducir; [word, expression] → traducirse
poetry does not translate easily → la poesía no es fácil de traducir

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translate

[trænsˈleɪt] vt

[+ writing, speech] → traduire
to translate sth into English → traduire qch en anglais
to translate a book from English into French → traduire un livre de l'anglais vers le français

(= convert) to translate sth into action → traduire qch en actes

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translate

vt

(lit) text, novel → übersetzen; to translate a text from German (in)to English → einen Text aus dem Deutschen ins Englische übersetzen; it is translated as … → es wird mit … übersetzt

(fig) → übertragen; to translate feelings into action → Gefühle in die Tat umsetzen; to translate a novel into a film → aus einem Roman einen Film machen; could you translate that into cash terms? → lässt sich das geldmäßig ausdrücken?

(Eccl) bishop → in eine andere Diözese berufen; (Rel, to heaven) → aufnehmen

(rare, = transfer) → übertragen; person → versetzen

vi

(lit) → übersetzen; it translates well (into English) → es lässt sich gut (ins Englische) übersetzen or übertragen

(fig) → übertragbar sein; the novel didn’t translate easily into screen terms → es war nicht einfach, aus dem Roman einen Film zu machen; how does that translate into cash? → was kommt geldmäßig dabei heraus?

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translate

[trænzˈleɪt]

1. vt to translate (from/into) → tradurre (da/in)
it is translated as → si traduce con

2. vi → tradurre
it won't translate → è intraducibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

translate

(trӕnsˈleit) verb

to put (something said or written) into another language. He translated the book from French into English. vertaal يُتَرْجِم превеждам traduzir přeložit übersetzen oversætte μεταφράζωtraducir tõlkima ترجمه کردن kääntää traduire לְתַרגֵם अनुवाद करना prevesti (le)fordít menerjemahkan þÿða tradurre 翻訳する 번역하다 versti []tulkot menterjemah vertalenoversettetłumaczyć, przekładać ژباړل traduzir a traduce переводить preložiť prevesti prevesti översätta แปล çevirmek 翻譯(包括口、筆譯) перекладати ترجمہ کرنا dịch 翻译（包括口、笔译）

transˈlation noun

1. the act of translating. The translation of poetry is difficult. vertaling تَرْجَمَه превеждане tradução překládání die Übersetzung oversættelse μετάφρασηtraducción tõlkimine ترجمه kääntäminen traductionתרגום अनुवाद, भाषान्तर prevođenje (le)fordítás penerjemahan þÿðing traduzione 翻訳 번역 vertimas tulkošana penterjemahan vertalingoversettelseprzekład ژباړه tradução traducere перевод preklad prevajanje prevođenje översättning การแปล çevirme 翻譯 переклад ترجمہ نگاري sự dịch, việc dịch 翻译

2. a version of a book, something said etc, in another language. He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible. vertaling تَرْجَمَه превод tradução překlad die Übersetzung oversættelse μετάφρασηtraducción tõlge نسخه käännös traductionתרגום अनुवाद prijevod (le)fordítás terjemahan þÿðing traduzione 訳本 번역본 vertimas tulkojums terjemahan vertalingoversettelseprzekład نسخه tradução traducere перевод; толкование preklad prevod prevod översättning หนังสือหรือบางสิ่งที่แปลเป็นอีกภาษาหนึ่ง çeviri 譯本 переклад کتاب کا نسخہ bản dịch 译本

transˈlator noun

a person who translates. vertaler مُتَرْجِم преводач tradutor překladatel, -ka der/die Übersetzer(in) oversætter; translatør μεταφραστήςtraductor tõlkija مترجم kääntäjä traducteur/-trice מתרגם अनुवादक prevodilac fordító penerjemah þÿðandi traduttore, traduttrice 翻訳家 번역사 vertėjas tulkotājs penterjemah vertaleroversettertłumacz ژباړونکی tradutor tra­ducător переводчик prekladateľ prevajalec prevodilac översättare นักแปล çevirmen 翻譯師，譯者 перекладач مترجم، ترجمہ نگار biên dịch viên 翻译者，译员

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translate

→ يُتَرْجِمُ přeložit oversætte übersetzen μεταφράζω traducir kääntää traduire prevesti tradurre 訳す 번역하다 vertalen oversette przetłumaczyć traduzir переводить översätta แปล tercüme etmek dịch 翻译

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translate

vt. traducir, interpretar, informar el significado de un término o de una información.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Can you translate this for me? → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُ تَرْجَمَ ذَلِكَ؟ → Můžete mi to přeložit? → Kan du oversætte det for mig? → Können Sie das für mich übersetzen? → Μπορείτε να μου το μεταφράσετε; → ¿Puede traducírmelo? → Kääntäisittekö tämän? → Vous pouvez me traduire ça ? → Možete li mi to prevesti? → Me lo può tradurre? → これを訳してもらえますか？ → 번역해 주시겠어요? → Kunt u dit voor mij vertalen? → Kan du oversette dette for meg? → Czy mógłby Panto przetłumaczyć? → O senhor pode traduzir isto pra mim? → Вы не могли бы мне это перевести? → Kan ni översätta detta åt mig? → คุณกรุณาแปลนี่ให้ได้ไหม? → Bunu bana tercüme eder misiniz lütfen? → Bạn dịch giúp tôi cái này được không? → 您能为我翻译一下吗？
• Could you translate this for me? → أَيـُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُتَرْجِمَ هَذا لِيَّ؟ → Mohl byste mi tohle přeložit? → Kan De oversætte dette for mig? → Könnten Sie das für mich übersetzen? → Μπορείτε να μου το μεταφράσετε; → ¿Podría traducirme esto? → Voisitteko kääntää tämän? → Vous pouvez me traduire ça ? → Možete li mi ovo prevesti? → Potrebbe tradurmi questo? → これを私に訳していただけませんか？ → 이것을 번역해 주시겠어요? → Kunt u dit voor me vertalen? → Kan du oversette dette for meg? → Czy mógłby Panto dla mnie przetłumaczyć? → O senhor poderia traduzir isto para mim? → Вы не могли бы мне это перевести? → Kan ni översätta det här åt mig? → คุณช่วยแปลนี่ให้ฉันได้ไหม? → Bunu bana tercüme eder misiniz? → Bạn có thể dịch giúp tôi cái này được không? → 您能给我翻译一下吗？

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translate

vt traducir

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