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T0320100 (trăns′lāt′, trănz′-, trăns-lāt′, trănz-)v. trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing, trans·lates v.tr.1. To render in another language: translated the Korean novel into German.2. To express in different, often simpler words: translated the technical jargon into ordinary language.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: translated the short story into a movie.4. To transfer from one place or condition to another: "His remains were translated to San Juan de Puerto Rico where they still rest" (Samuel Eliot Morison).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.v.intr.1. a. To make a translation.b. To work as a translator.2. To admit of translation: His poetry translates well.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 trānslātus, past participle of trānsferre, to transfer : trāns-, trans- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

trans·lat′a·bil′i·ty n.trans·lat′a·ble adj.

translate

(trænsˈleɪt; trænz-) vb1. to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect: he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well. 2. (intr) to act as translator3. (tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language4. (tr) to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc)5. (tr) to transform or convert: to translate hope into reality. 6. (Biochemistry) (tr; usually passive) biochem to transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic code. See also transcribe⁷7. to move or carry from one place or position to another8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) a. to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to anotherb. to transfer (a see) from one place to another9. (Roman Catholic Church) (tr) RC Church to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another10. (Theology) (tr) theol to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven11. (General Physics) maths physics to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement12. (Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another13. (tr) archaic to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy[C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to transfer] transˈlatable adj ˌtranslataˈbility n

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(trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own. 2. to change the form, condition, or nature of; convert: to translate thought into action. 3. to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret. 4. to bear, carry, or move from one place or position to another; transfer. 5. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement. 6. to retransmit or forward (a telegraphic message), as by a relay. 7. to move (a bishop) from one see to another. 8. to convey or remove to heaven without natural death. 9. to exalt in spiritual or emotional ecstasy. 10. to cause to undergo genetic translation. v.i. 11. to provide or make a translation; act as translator. 12. to admit of translation. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin trānslātus, past participle of trānsferre to transfer] trans•la′tor, n.

translate

- Early on, it meant "transfer."See also related terms for transfer.

translate

If you translate something that has been said or written, you say or write it in a different language.

These jokes would be far too difficult to translate.

You say that someone translates something from one language into another.

An interpreter was going to translate his words into English.My books have been translated into many languages.

translate

Past participle: translated
Gerund: translating

Imperative
translate
translate

Present
I translate
you translate
he/she/it translates
we translate
you translate
they translate

Preterite
I translated
you translated
he/she/it translated
we translated
you translated
they translated

Present Continuous
I am translating
you are translating
he/she/it is translating
we are translating
you are translating
they are translating

Present Perfect
I have translated
you have translated
he/she/it has translated
we have translated
you have translated
they have translated

Past Continuous
I was translating
you were translating
he/she/it was translating
we were translating
you were translating
they were translating

Past Perfect
I had translated
you had translated
he/she/it had translated
we had translated
you had translated
they had translated

Future
I will translate
you will translate
he/she/it will translate
we will translate
you will translate
they will translate

Future Perfect
I will have translated
you will have translated
he/she/it will have translated
we will have translated
you will have translated
they will have translated

Future Continuous
I will be translating
you will be translating
he/she/it will be translating
we will be translating
you will be translating
they will be translating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been translating
you have been translating
he/she/it has been translating
we have been translating
you have been translating
they have been translating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been translating
you will have been translating
he/she/it will have been translating
we will have been translating
you will have been translating
they will have been translating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been translating
you had been translating
he/she/it had been translating
we had been translating
you had been translating
they had been translating

Conditional
I would translate
you would translate
he/she/it would translate
we would translate
you would translate
they would translate

Past Conditional
I would have translated
you would have translated
he/she/it would have translated
we would have translated
you would have translated
they would have translated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	translate - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."interpret, renderingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"retranslate - translate againmistranslate - translate incorrectlygloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phraseLatinize - translate into Latintranslate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
	2.	translate - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"transformalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"metricise, metricize - express in the metric systemdiagonalise, diagonalize - transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
	3.	translate - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"understand, interpret, readunderstand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
	4.	translate - bring to a certain spiritual statechannel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
	5.	translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotationgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacesmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	6.	translate - be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
	7.	translate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	8.	translate - subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the bodynatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	9.	translate - express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"paraphrase, rephrase, reword - express the same message in different words
	10.	translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNAgenetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

translate

verb1. render, put, change, convert, interpret, decode, transcribe, construe, paraphrase, decipher, transliterate Only a small number of his books have been translated into English.2. put in plain English, explain, make clear, clarify, spell out, simplify, gloss, unravel, decode, paraphrase, decipher, elucidate, rephrase, reword, state in layman's language Translating IT jargon is the key to the IT director's role.3. convert, change, turn, transform, alter, render, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure Your decision must be translated into specific actions.4. transfer, move, send, relocate, carry, remove, transport, shift, convey, transplant, transpose The local-government minister was translated to Wales.

translate

verb1. To express in another language, while systematically retaining the original sense:construe, put, render.2. To express the meaning of in other, especially simpler, words:paraphrase, render, rephrase, restate, reword.3. To change into a different form, substance, or state:convert, metamorphose, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate.

Translations

翻译

translate

(trӕnsˈleit) verb to put (something said or written) into another language. He translated the book from French into English. 翻译（包括口、笔译） transˈlation noun1. the act of translating. The translation of poetry is difficult.翻译2. a version of a book, something said etc, in another language. He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.译本transˈlator noun a person who translates. 翻译者，译员

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Can you translate this for me? → 您能为我翻译一下吗？
Could you translate this for me? → 您能给我翻译一下吗？

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verb render

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verb put in plain English

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verb convert

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verb transfer

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verb to express in another language, while systematically retaining the original sense

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verb to express the meaning of in other, especially simpler, words

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verb to change into a different form, substance, or state

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verb restate (words) from one language into another language

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verb change from one form or medium into another

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verb make sense of a language

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verb bring to a certain spiritual state

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verb change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

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verb be equivalent in effect

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verb be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way

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verb subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

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verb express, as in simple and less technical language

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verb determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA

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