HyperDic: translate

English > 10 senses of the word translate:
VERBcommunicationtranslate, interpret, renderrestate (words) from one language into another language
changetranslate, transformchange from one form or medium into another
cognitiontranslate, understand, read, interpretmake sense of a language
contacttranslatebring to a certain spiritual state
changetranslatechange the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
stativetranslatebe equivalent in effect
stativetranslatebe translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
motiontranslatesubject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
communicationtranslateexpress, as in simple and less technical language
communicationtranslatedetermine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
translate > pronunciation
Soundstraensley't; traenzley't
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaningrestate (words) from one language into another language.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples
  • "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."
  • "He translates for the U.N."
Synonymsinterpret, render
Entailed bydubProvide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
NarrowerLatinizetranslate into Latin
glossProvide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
mistranslatetranslate incorrectly
retranslatetranslate again
Broaderrepeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retellTo say, state, or perform again
Similar totranslateBe translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
Spanishtraducir
Catalantraduir
Nounstranslationa written communication in a second language having the same meaning / meaning as the written communication in a first language
translatorsomeone who mediates between speakers of different languages
translatora person who translates written messages from one language to another
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningchange from one form or medium into another.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example"Braque translated collage into oil"
Synonymtransform
Narrowerdiagonalize, diagonaliseTransform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
metricize, metriciseExpress in the metric system
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishtraducir, transformar
Catalantraduir, transformar
Nounstranslationthe act of changing in form or shape / shape / shape or appearance
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaningmake sense of a language.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsunderstand, read, interpret
Broaderunderstandknow and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Spanishcomprender, entender, interpretar, traducir
Catalanentendre, interpretar, traduir
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 4, contact
MeaningBring to a certain spiritual state.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Broadertransmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channeliseSend from one person or place to another
Spanishtraducir
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 5, change
Meaningchange the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation.
PatternSomebody ----s something
CategorygeometryThe pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
Broadermove, displaceCause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Catalantraduir
Nounstranslationa uniform movement without rotation
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 6, stative
MeaningBe equivalent in effect.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP
Example"the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"
Broaderequal, beBe identical or equivalent to
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 7, stative
MeaningBe translatable, or be translatable in a certain way.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples
  • "poetry often does not translate"
  • "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"
BroaderbeHave the quality of being
Similar totranslate, interpret, renderrestate (words) from one language into another language
Nounstranslationa written communication in a second language having the same meaning / meaning as the written communication in a first language
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 8, motion
Meaningsubject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broadermove, displaceCause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Nounstranslationthe act of uniform movement
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 9, communication
MeaningExpress, as in simple and less technical language.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples
  • "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"
  • "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"
Broaderparaphrase, rephrase, rewordExpress the same message in different words / words
English > translate: 10 senses > verb 10, communication
MeaningDetermine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broaderdetermine, find, find out, ascertainEstablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study
Nounstranslation(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm

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