- translate
- trans|late [ træns`leıt ] verb transitive **1. ) intransitive or transitive to change spoken or written words into another language:I don't speak Russian, so someone will have to translate.translate something into something: The Bible has been translated into more than 100 languages.a ) intransitive to be changed into a different language, or be capable of being understood in a different language:Poetry doesn't always translate well.something translates as something: Merci in French translates as thank you in English.b ) to change information in one computer program or language into a form that can be used by a different program or language:The software can translate files from most other word processing programs.2. ) intransitive translate into/to to cause a particular situation or result:Recent economic problems are beginning to translate into a demand for reforms.3. ) intransitive or transitive to change something into a different form or to express something in a different way:These earnings, translated into dollars, represent half of our total profits.an attempt to translate Marxist ideas into practice4. ) intransitive or transitive if an idea or method translates, or you translate it to a different situation, it is used in a different situation
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.