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trans·late (tr ns l t , tr nz -, tr ns-l t , tr nz-)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 nsl tus, past participle of tr nsferre, to transfer : tr ns-, trans- + l tus, brought; see tel - in Indo-European roots.]
trans·lat a·bil i·ty n. trans·lat a·ble adj. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | translatable - capable of being put into another form or style or language; "substances readily translatable to the American home table"; "his books are eminently translatable"untranslatable - not capable of being put into another form or style or language; "an untranslatable idiom"; "untranslatable art" | | 2. | translatable - capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality"commutable - subject to alteration or change; "the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment" |
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