English to English
translate
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verb (v)
- change from one form or medium into another(verb.change)Example:
Braque translated collage into oil.
source: wordnet30 - bring to a certain spiritual state(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- be equivalent in effect(verb.stative)Example:
The growth in income translates into greater purchasing power.
source: wordnet30 - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way(verb.stative)Example:
Poetry often does not translate.
Tolstoy's novels translate well into English.
source: wordnet30 - subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- express, as in simple and less technical language(verb.communication)Example:
Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?.
Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?.
source: wordnet30 - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a translation; to be engaged in translation.(verb)source: webster1913