Definition of translate Translate

/tɹænzlejˈt/ - [tranzleyt] - trans•late

We found 32 definitions of translate from 6 different sources.

What does translate mean?

WordNet

Verb translates, translating, translated
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, render
		ingeminate, reiterate, restate, iterate, retell, repeat run or be performed again; "the function iterates"
		retranslate translate again
		mistranslate translate incorrectly
		gloss provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
		latinize translate into Latin
		translate change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"
translate - change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"
		transform
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		metricise, metricize convert from a non-metric to the metric system
		diagonalise, diagonalize transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
		displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
		geometry the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
		ascertain, find out, determine, find learn or discover with certainty
		genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
translate - subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
		displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
translate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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
translate - bring to a certain spiritual state
		channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
translate - be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"
		equal, be make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
translate - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
		understand, read, interpret
		understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

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Wiktionary

translate (Verb)
To change text of a book, document, Web site, movie, anime, video game etc. from one language to another.
translate (Verb)
To have a translation into another language.
translate (Verb)
To change from one form or medium to another.
translate (Verb)
To change from one form to another.
translate (Verb)
To subject a body to translation, i. e. , to move a body on a linear path with no rotation.
translate (Verb)
To move or carry from one place or position to another; to transfer.
translate (Verb)
To remove to heaven without a natural death.
translate (Verb)
To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another.
translate (Verb)
To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance.
translate (Verb)
To rearrange a song from music genre to another.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

translate (v. t.)
To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree.
translate (v. t.)
To change to another condition, position, place, or office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death.
translate (v. t.)
To remove to heaven without a natural death.
translate (v. t.)
To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another.
translate (v. t.)
To render into another language; to express the sense of in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to explain or recapitulate in other words.
translate (v. t.)
To change into another form; to transform.
translate (v. t.)
To cause to remove from one part of the body to another; as, to translate a disease.
translate (v. t.)
To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance.
translate (v. i.)
To make a translation; to be engaged in translation.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

translate
To change a written or spoken text from one language to another.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

translate
trans-lāt′, v.t. to remove to another place: to render into another language: to explain: to transfer from one office to another: to transform.—adj. Translā′table, capable of being translated or rendered into another language.—n. Translā′tion, the act of translating: removal to another place: the rendering into another language: a version: (slang) the process of working up new things from old materials: motion free from rotation: the automatic retransmission of a telegraphic message.—adjs. Translā′tional, Trans′lātory.—n. Translā′tor:—fem. Translā′tress. [Fr.,—L. trans, over, ferre, latum, to carry.]