verb (used with object),trans·lat·ed,trans·lat·ing.
to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds.
to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret.
to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer.
Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation.
Computers. to convert (a program, data, code, etc.) from one form to another: to translate a FORTRAN program into assembly language.
Telegraphy. to retransmit or forward (a message), as by a relay.
Ecclesiastical.
to move (a bishop) from one see to another.
to move (a see) from one place to another.
to move (relics) from one place to another.
to convey or remove to heaven without natural death.
Mathematics. to perform a translation on (a set, function, etc.).
to express the value of (a currency) in a foreign currency by applying the exchange rate.
to exalt in spiritual or emotional ecstasy; enrapture.
verb (used without object),trans·lat·ed,trans·lat·ing.
to provide or make a translation; act as translator.
to admit of translation: The Greek expression does not translate easily into English.
Origin of translate
1250–1300; Middle English translaten<Latin trānslātus (past participle of trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to trāns-trans- + -lātus (suppletive past participle of ferre to bear1), earlier *tlātus, equivalent to *tlā- bear (akin to thole2) + -tus past participle suffix
pre·trans·late,verb (used with object),pre·trans·lat·ed,pre·trans·lat·ing.re·trans·late,verb (used with object),re·trans·lat·ed,re·trans·lat·ing.un·trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty,nounun·trans·lat·a·ble,adjectiveun·trans·lat·ed,adjectivewell-trans·lat·ed,adjective
That means that any uncertainty in matching the precise origins of two repeater quakes could translate to uncertainty in the travel times, and thus the temperature changes.
Users can also report words that are incorrectly translated.
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Or translate an interview maybe because I do like to translate things.
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Of course, deep innovations only translate into revenue if they can go to global markets effectively.
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Morquil's aid was enlisted, to translate the text, and he learned some amazing facts.
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It is, if our own experience be worth anything, excessively hard to translate.
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I stared at this for a long time, and then swiftly withdrew, overcome with horror which I could not translate into words.
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British Dictionary definitions for translate
translate
/ (trænsˈleɪt, trænz-) /
verb
to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialecthe translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well
(intr)to act as translator
(tr)to express or explain in simple or less technical language
(tr)to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)
(tr)to transform or convertto translate hope into reality
(tr; usually passive)biochemto transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic codeSee also transcribe (def. 7)
to move or carry from one place or position to another
(tr)
to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another
to transfer (a see) from one place to another
(tr)RC Churchto transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another
(tr)theolto transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven
mathsphysicsto move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement
(intr)(of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another
(tr)archaicto bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy
Derived forms of translate
translatable, adjectivetranslatability, noun
Word Origin for translate
C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer