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- pronunciation:
- traenz
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traenz
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
translates, translating, translated |
| definition 1: |
to convert (written or spoken words) into another language.
Please translate this French poem into English.How do you translate this sentence?- synonyms:
- construe, render, transcribe
- similar words:
- convert, transliterate
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| definition 2: |
to explain simply; interpret.
The instructions were so badly written that we needed an engineer to translate them.- synonyms:
- explain, interpret
- similar words:
- clarify, construe, decipher, elucidate, simplify
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| definition 3: |
to alter the form of; convert.
Our work will translate theory into reality.- synonyms:
- convert
- similar words:
- alter, change, recast, render, transform, transmute, turn
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| related words: |
cipher, interpret |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make translations; be a translator.
She has an extraordinary command of French and translates at the United Nations.He doesn't speak English, so his daughter translates for him. |
| definition 2: |
to be capable of or allow translation.
His writing translates easily into English.- similar words:
- convert
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| definition 3: |
to change form; convert.
How do all these efforts translate into a better life for the people? |
| related words: |
interpret |
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| derivations: |
translatable (adj.), translatability (n.), translator (translater) (n.) |
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