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re·late  (r-lt)

v. re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing, re·lates

v.tr.

1. To narrate or tell. See Synonyms at describe.

2. To bring into or link in logical or natural association. See Synonyms at join.

3. To establish or demonstrate a connection between.

v.intr.

1. To have connection, relation, or reference: The symbols relate to an earlier system.

2. To have or establish a reciprocal relationship; interact: She doesn't relate well to her peers.

3. To react in response, especially favorably: I just can't relate to these new fashions.

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[Obsolete French relater, from Old French, from Latin reltus, past participle of referre : re-, re- + ltus, brought; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·lata·ble adj.

re·later n.

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relate [rɪˈleɪt]

vb

1. (tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc.)

2. (often foll by to) to establish association (between two or more things) or (of something) to have relation or reference (to something else)

3. (intr; often foll by to) to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc.)

[from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear; see refer]

relatable  adj

relater  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	relate - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" associate, colligate, link, connect, tie in, link up remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
	2.	relate - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, touch allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
	3.	relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events" recount, narrate, tell, recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
	4.	relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" interrelate interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" predicate - make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" tutor - act as a guardian to someone be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" tie in - be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks"
	5.	relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" oblige, obligate, bind, hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" disrespect - show a lack of respect for mesh - work together in harmony take back - resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband get along with, get on, get on with, get along - have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" bind, bond, attach, tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

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relate

verb

1. tell, recount, report, present, detail, describe, chronicle, rehearse, recite, impart, narrate, set forth, give an account of He was relating a story he had once heard.

relate to something or someone

1. concern, refer to, apply to, have to do with, pertain to, be relevant to, bear upon, appertain to, have reference to papers relating to the children

2. connect with, associate with, link with, couple with, join with, ally with, correlate to, coordinate with how language relates to particular cultural codes

3. empathize with, identify with, associate with, respond to, feel for, ally with, put yourself in the place or shoes of He is unable to relate to other people.

Translations

relate [rɪˈleɪt]

A. VT

1. (= tell) [+ story] → contar, relatar; [+ conversation] → relatar, referir
she related details of the meeting to her boss → le relató or refirió a su jefe detalles de la reunión
history relates that he landed here in AD 470 → la historia cuenta or relata que desembarcó aquí en el año 470 AD
sad to relate → aunque sea triste decirlo
strange to relate → aunque parezca mentira, por extraño que parezca

2. (= establish relation between) to relate sth to sth → relacionar algo con algo
they relate what they read to their own experiences → relacionan lo que leen con sus propias experiencias

B. VI

1. (= communicate) → relacionarse, comunicarse
how you relate depends on the kind of person you are → cómo te relacionas or te comunicas depende del tipo de persona que eres

2. to relate to (sth/sb)

2.1. (= form a relationship with) to relate to sb → relacionarse con algn
he is unable to relate to other people → no es capaz de relacionarse con otras personas

2.2. (= understand, identify with) to relate to sth/sb → identificarse con algo/algn
I can relate to that → yo eso lo entiendo, yo me identifico con eso
women relate more to this than men → las mujeres comprenden esto mejor que los hombres
it's important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to → es importante que los niños tengan hermanos y hermanas con los que puedan identificarse

2.3. (= connect with) to relate to sth → relacionarse con algo
the way that words in a sentence relate to each other → la manera en la que las palabras de una frase se relacionan las unas con las otras
relating to (as prep) → relativo a, referente a, relacionado con

2.4. (= appertain to) to relate to sth → referirse a algo, estar relacionado con algo, tener que ver con algo
most of the enquiries relate to debt → la mayoría de las preguntas se refieren a deudas or tienen que ver con deudas
this relates to what I said yesterday → esto se refiere a or está relacionado con lo que dije ayer

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relate [rɪˈleɪt]

vt

(= tell) [+ tale, story] → relater
to relate how ... → relater comment ...

(= connect) → mettre en relation
to relate sth to sth → mettre en relation qch avec qch
Someone may feel depressed, and not relate it to things that have happened in their life → On peut se sentir déprimé sans pour autant mettre ça en relation avec des choses qui se sont passées dans sa vie.
to relate sb to sth → associer qn à qch

vi

(= connect) to relate to sth → être lié(e) à qch
evidence that cancer relates to our diet → des éléments montrant que le cancer est lié à notre régime alimentaire

(= interact) → nouer des relations avec les gens
He's shy and finds it hard to relate → Il est timide et a du mal à nouer des relations avec les gens.
to relate to sb → nouer des relations avec qn
She needs to learn to relate to other children → Elle doit apprendre à nouer des relations avec les autres enfants.

(= understand) to relate to sth → se sentir concerné(e) par qch
This is a film everyone can relate to → Tout le monde peut se sentir concerné par ce film.
to relate to sb → se sentir des affinités avec qn
a female character that most women can relate to → un personnage féminin avec lequel la plupart des femmes peuvent se sentir des affinités

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Relate

n (Brit) → ˜ Eheberatungsstelle f

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relate

vt

(= recount) story → erzählen; details → aufzählen; strange to relate → so unglaublich es klingt

(= associate) → in Verbindung or Beziehung or Zusammenhang bringen (to, with mit); to try to relate events (to each other) → versuchen, die Dinge im Zusammenhang zu sehen; it is often difficult to relate cause and effect → der Zusammenhang zwischen Ursache und Wirkung ist oft schwer zu erkennen

vi

(= refer) → zusammenhängen (to mit)

(= form relationship) → eine Beziehung finden (to zu)

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relate [rɪˈleɪt]

1. vt

a. (tell, story) → raccontare, riferire

b. (establish relation between) → collegare

2. vi to relate to

a. (connect) → riferirsi a

b. (get on with) → stabilire un rapporto con

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relate [rɪˈleɪt]

1. vt

a. (tell, story) → raccontare, riferire

b. (establish relation between) → collegare

2. vi to relate to

a. (connect) → riferirsi a

b. (get on with) → stabilire un rapporto con

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relate

v relate [rəˈleit]

1 to tell (a story etc) He related all that had happened to him. vertel يَرْوي قِصَّه разказвам vyprávět fortælle berichten αφηγούμαι, εξιστορώ relatar jutustama حکایت کردن؛ نقل کردن kertoa raconter לְסַפֵּר वर्णन करना ispričati, kazivati elmond menceritakan segja frá raccontare 話す 이야기하다 (pa)pasakoti []stāstīt menceritakan verhalen fortelle, berette zrelacjonować relatar a relata, a povesti рассказывать rozprávať pripovedovati ispričati berätta, förtälja เล่า anlatmak 講述 розповідати کہنا thuật lại 叙述

2 (with to) to be about, concerned or connected with Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice? oor, aangaande يَتَعَلَّق في свързвам týkat se med hensyn til sich beziehen auf σχετίζομαι, συνδέομαι relacionar con, con relación a seotud olema ربط دادن؛ مربوط کردن koskea se rapporter à לְקַשֵר सम्बंध जोड़ना ticati se összefügg bertalian tengja riguardare 関する 관련시키다 būti skirtam kam/susijusiam su kuo attiekties uz; būt saistītam ar menghubungkan betreffen sette i/ha sammenheng med, vedrøre odnosić się (do) relacionado com a se referi la иметь отношение týkať sa nanašati se ticati se angående, om เกี่ยวข้อง hakkında 關於 мати відношення, стосуватися تعلق پیدا کرنا liên hệ 关于，有关

3 (withto) to behave towards He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother. normaal te gedra يَتَصَرَّف отнасям се с navázat vztah (s) opføre sig sich verhalten συμπεριφέρομαι προς relacionarse (con) suhtlema رابطه برقرار کردن؛ تفاهم داشتن tulla toimeen entrer en rapport avec לְהִתייַחֵס सम्बद्ध होना, हमदर्दी प्रकट करना odnositi se viszonyul berhubungan að lynda/eiga samskipti við (andare d'accordo) 対応する 사이좋게 지내다 bendrauti su, pritapti prie saprasties, satikt (ar kādu) bertindak een goede verhouding hebben met ha omgang med odnosić się (do) relacionar-se com a se comporta относиться nadviazať vzťah (s), uviesť do vzťahu obnašati se (do koga) ponašati se stå i relation till, umgås med ทำให้เกี่ยวข้องกัน ilişki kurmak 相處 поводитися رابطہ قاءم کرنا quan hệ 相处

adj reˈlated

1 belonging to the same family (as) I'm related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related. verwant قَريب، نَسيب сроден příbuzný beslægtet verwandt που συγγενεύει emparentado suguluses olev خوشاوند sukua apparenté (à) קָרוֹב מִשפָּחָה संबंधित biti u rodu rokon berkerabat skyldur imparentato 親類の 친척인 turintis giminystės ryšių mēs esam radinieki hubungan darah verwat beslektet spokrewniony, spowinowacony parente înrudit (cu) связанный родством príbuzný v sorodu u srodstvu släkt ซึ่งเกี่ยวข้องกัน akraba 有親屬關系的 споріднений رشتے دار có quan hệ thân thiết 有亲戚关系的

2 connected other related topics. verwant مُتَعَلِّق، لَهُ عَلاقَه свързан souvisící forbundet verwandt σχετικός, συνδεόμενος relacionado seoses olev مرتبط liittyvä connexe קָשוּר संबंधित povezan összefüggő, rokon berkaitan tengdur collegato, connesso 関連のある 관련된 artimas, giminingas, susijęs (savstarpēji) saistīts berkait verwant beslektet pokrewny relacionado înrudit связанный súvisiaci soroden povezan besläktad ติดต่อ ilgili 相關的 пов'язаний متعلقہ liên quan 相关的

n reˈlation

1 a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations. verwant أحَدُ الأقْرِباء роднина příbuzný, -á slægtning; pårørende die Verwandschaft συγγενής pariente sugulane نسبت؛ خویشاوند sukulainen parent, parente קָרוֹב מִשפָּחָה रिश्तेदार rodbinska veza, srodstvo rokon kerabat skyldmenni parente 親類 친척 giminė radinieks hubungan darah familielid slektning krewny parente rudă родственник príbuzný, -á sorodnik rođak släkt เป็นญาติพี่น้องกัน akraba 親屬關系 родич, родичка رشتے دار họ hàng thân thuộc 亲属关系

2 a relationship (between facts, events etc). verwantskap علاقَه връзка příbuznost forbindelse die Beziehung σχέση, συνάφεια relación seos رابطه؛ وابستگی yhteys relation יְחָסִים आपसी सम्बन्ध, रिश्तेदारी srodstvo összefüggés hubungan tengsl relazione 関連 관계 sąryšis radniecība; saistība berhubung kait verband forhold związek relação re­laţie; legătură связь príbuznosť zveza odnos förhållande ความสัมพันธ์ ilgi, ilişki 關係，關連 відношення; залежність تعلق mối liên hệ 关系

3 (in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc to establish friendly relations. verhoudings عُلاقه отношения vztah(y) forbindelse die Beziehung σχέσεις (πληθ.) relación suhted رابطه välit relation(s) יְחָסִים लोगों और देशों के बीच में संपर्क एवं संवाद odnosi, veze kapcsolat komunikasi tengsl, samskipti relazione, rapporto 関係 교섭 santykiai attiecības hubungan verhoudingen forhold, forbindelse stosunki relaçOes relaţii отношения vzťahy odnos(i) odnosi relationer, förbin-delser การติดต่อกัน ilişki(ler) 人際關係，兩國關係 зв'язок رابطہ mối quan hệ 交往

n reˈlationship

1 the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships. verhouding عُلاقَه отношение vztah forhold die Beziehung σχέση relación suhe رابطه suhde relation יְחָסִים सम्बन्ध, रिश्तेदारी odnos, veza kapcsolat hubungan samband relazione 関係 친교 draugystė attiecības (ar cilvēkiem) hubungan verhouding vennskap, forbindelse, forhold związek relacionamento relaţie взаимоотношения vzťah razmerje veza förhållande, relation[] ความสัมพันธ์ ilişki 友誼，感情 взаємини, стосунки رشتے داری mối quan hệ （友谊）关系

2 the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected Is there any relationship between crime and poverty? verhouding عُلاقَه، صِلَه връзка spojitost, souvislost forbindelse der Bezug σχέση relación seos وابستگی؛ پیوند yhteys relation קֶשֶר नाता, संबंध veza összefüggés pertalian tengsl relazione, rapporto, connessione 関連 관계 ryšys, sąryšis sakarība; saistība hubung kait betrekking forhold, forbindelse powiązanie relação legătură связь spojitosť zveza veza samband มีเหตุให้เกี่ยวข้องกัน ilgi, ilişki, bağ, alâka 關連 зв'язок تعلق mối liên hệ 联系

3 the state of being related by birth or because of marriage. gesin قَرابَه родство příbuznost forbindelse die Verwandtschaft συγγένεια parentesco sugulus خویشاوندی sukulaisuus lien de parenté קִרבָה מִשפַּחתִית रिश्तेदारी, नाता, संबंध srodstvo, rodbinska veza rokonság kekerabatan skyldleiki; tengdir parentela 親類関係 친척이나 혈연 관계 giminystės ryšys radniecība hubungan kekeluargaan verwantschap slektskap pokrewieństwo, spowinowacenie parentesco legătură de rudenie родство príbuzenstvo sorodstvo srodstvo släktskap ความเป็นญาติกัน akrabalık 血緣或婚姻關係 спорідненість نسبت mối quan hệ tình cảm 亲属关系

n relative [ˈrelətiv]

a member of one's family; a relation All his relatives attended the funeral. familielede أحد الأقْرِباء، أحد أفراد العائِلَه роднина příbuzný, -á pårørende der/die Verwandte συγγενής pariente sugulane خویشاوند؛ قوم و خوییش sukulainen parent, parente קָרוֹב מִשפָּחָה रिश्तेदार rođak rokon keluarga skyldmenni parente 親類 친척 giminė radinieks saudara familielid slektning krewny parente rudă родственник príbuzný, -á sorodnik rođaci släkting เครือญาติ akraba 親戚 родич, родичка رشتے دار họ hàng 亲戚

adj

1 compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty. relatiewe نِسْبي сравнителен poměrný forholdsmæssig verhältnismäßig σχετικός relativo suhteline نسبی suhteellinen relatif בְּיַחָס ל- सापेक्षिक u usporedbi sa, koji se odnosi na viszonylagos, relatív relatif í samanburði við relativo 相対的な 비교상의 santykinis, reliatyvus relatīvs; salīdzinošs perbandingan relatief forholdsvis, relativ stosunkowy, względny relativo relativ сравнительный pomerný sorazmeren relativan relativ โดยเทียบเคียง göreceli 相對的 відносний; порівняльний بالمقابلہ tương đối 相对的

2 (of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song . terugwysend ضَمير الصِّلَه относителен vztažný henførende Relativ-... αναφορικός (γραμμ.) relativo siduv موصولی (دستور زبان relatiivi- relatif זִיקָה तुलनात्मक, सम्बन्ध वाचक, क्रिया-विषेशण, सम्बन्ध वाचक सर्वनाम koji se odnosi na vonatkozó (névmás stb.) kata ganti relatif tilvísunar- relativo 関係詞 관계사에 이끌리는 santykinis attieksmes vietniekvārds; apzīmētāja palīgteikums perbandingan dengan yang sebelum betrekkelijk relativt (pronomen) względny relativo re­la­tiv относительный vzťažný oziralen odnosna relativ ซึ่งสัมพันธ์กัน ilgi 比較的 відносний پیش رو لفظ quan hệ (mệnh đề) 比较的

adv relatively [ˈrelətivli]

when compared to someone or something else He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking. relatief بالمُقارَنَه، نِسْبِيّا сравнително poměrně relativt verhältnismäßig σχετικά relativamente suhteliselt نسبتا suhteellisen relativement יַחֲסִית तुलनात्मक रूप से relativno, razmjerno viszonylag, aránylag secara relatif tiltölulega relativamente 比較的に …와 비교하여 daugmaž, palyginti relatīvi; salīdzinoši secara perbandingannya betrekkelijk forholdsvis, relativ stosunkowo, względnie relativamente relativ; compa­rativ довольно; в общем pomerne sorazmerno relativno relativt, förhållandevis โดยเปรียบเทียบกับสิ่งอื่น nispeten, bir dereceye kadar 相對地 порівняно مقابلتاً tương đối 比较地