trans·late (tr ns l t , trnz-, trns-lt, trnz-)v. trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing, trans·lates v.tr. 1. To render in another language. 2. a. To put into simpler terms; explain or interpret. b. To express in different words; paraphrase. 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. 4. To transfer from one place or condition to another. 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. 9. Archaic To enrapture. v.intr. 1. a. To make a translation. b. To work as a translator. 2. To admit of translation. 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). [Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin tr nsltus, past participle of trnsferre, to transfer : trns-, trans- + ltus, brought; see tel - in Indo-European roots.]trans·lat a·bili·ty n.trans·lat a·ble adj. |
translate
Verb
[-lating, -lated]
1.
a. to change (something spoken or written in one language) into another
b. to be capable of being changed from one language into another: puns do not translate well
2. to express (something) in a different way, for instance by using a different measurement system or less technical language: the temperature is 30° Celsius, or if we translate into Fahrenheit, 86°
3. to transform or convert, for instance by putting an idea into practice: cheap crops translate into lower feed prices
4. to interpret the significance of (a gesture, action, etc.): I gave him what I hoped would be translated as a thoughtful look
5. to act as a translator: I had to translate for a party of visiting Greeks [Latin translatus carried over]
translatable adj
translator n
translator n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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."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"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" diagonalise, diagonalize - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix | |
| 3. |  translate - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"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 | |
| 6. | translate - be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power" | |
| 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" | |
| 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?" | |
| 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 |
translate
verb 1. render, put, change, convert, interpret, decode, transcribe, construe, paraphrase, decipher, transliterate
Translations
v translate [trӕnsˈleit]
to put (something said or written) into another language He translated the book from French into English. vertaal يُتَرْجِم превеждам přeložit oversætte übersetzen μεταφράζω traducir tõlkima ترجمه کردن kääntää traduire לְתַרגֵם अनुवाद करना prevesti (le)fordít menerjemahkan þÿða tradurre 翻訳する 번역하다 versti []tulkot menterjemah vertalen oversette tłumaczyć, przekładać 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）
n transˈlation
1 the act of translating The translation of poetry is difficult. vertaling تَرْجَمَه превеждане překládání oversættelse die Übersetzung μετάφραση traducción tõlkimine ترجمه kääntäminen traduction תִרגוּם अनुवाद, भाषान्तर prevođenje (le)fordítás penerjemahan þÿðing traduzione 翻訳 번역 vertimas tulkošana penterjemahan vertaling oversettelse przekład 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 překlad oversættelse die Übersetzung μετάφραση traducción tõlge نسخه käännös traduction תִרגוּם अनुवाद prijevod (le)fordítás terjemahan þÿðing traduzione 訳本 번역물, 번역서 vertimas tulkojums terjemahan vertaling oversettelse przekład tradução traducere перевод; толкование preklad prevod prevod översättning หนังสือหรือบางสิ่งที่แปลเป็นอีกภาษาหนึ่ง çeviri 譯本 переклад کتاب کا نسخہ bản dịch 译本
n transˈlator
a person who translates. vertaler مُتَرْجِم преводач překladatel, -ka oversætter; translatør der/die Übersetzer(in) μεταφραστής traductor tõlkija مترجم kääntäjä traducteur/-trice מְתַרגֵם अनुवादक prevodilac fordító penerjemah þÿðandi traduttore, traduttrice 翻訳家 번역자 vertėjas tulkotājs penterjemah vertaler oversetter tłumacz tradutor traducător переводчик prekladateľ prevajalec prevodilac översättare นักแปล çevirmen 譯員 перекладач مترجم، ترجمہ نگار biên dịch viên 译员
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