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Definition translate in American English

translate verb

verb
/trænsˈleɪt/
1

to change spoken or written words into another language

Example

I don't speak Russian, so someone will have to translate.

Example

The Bible has been translated into more than 100 languages.

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Anglo anglophone bilingual
1.1

to be changed into a different language, or to be capable of being understood in a different language

Example

Poetry doesn't always translate well.

Example

"Merci" in French translates as "thank you" in English.

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Anglo anglophone bilingual
1.2

to change information in one computer program or language into a form that can be used by a different program or language

Example

The software can translate files from most other word processing programs.

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access archive author
2

to cause a particular situation or result

Example

Recent economic problems are beginning to translate into a demand for reforms.

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result in decide provoke
3

to change something into a different form, or to express something in a different way

Example

These earnings, translated into dollars, represent half of our total profits.

Example

an attempt to translate Marxist ideas into practice

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change transform make into
4

if an idea or method translates, or if you translate it to a different situation, it is used in a different situation

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repurpose use bring in
Definition translate in American English