Definition: 1. To express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language. 2. To be changed from one language to another.
Use 'translate' in a sentence:
1. Can you translate this letter for me?
2. Translate endangered languages into mother languages.
3. I don't speak Greek so Dina offered to translate for me.
4. 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'
5. Translate the Chinese sentence in the fourth paragraph into English.
6. It cannot translate everything you say, as it only stores 300 common expressions, like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step".
7. The instructions are translated into binary code, a form that computers can easily handle.
8. Her books have been translated into 24 languages.
9. Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses.
10. I translate for my daughter, your daughter and every kid and for the coming generations.
11. I'm trying to find out how this dishwasher works; the manual is in French, I can't wait for Bill to translate it for me.
12. Translate the first three verses of the poem into Chinese.
13. Many parents see these lessons translate into the real world.
14. She took me along to translate.
15. It is a term for the Japanese words for "megaphone" and "translate", which actually makes g lot of sense because it's a megaphone that can translate Japanese into several other languages in real time.
16. If you don't want the error messages displayed in other languages, you can translate the messages.
17. His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
18. I translated this as a mad desire to lock up every single person with HIV.
19. Reforming the stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses.
20. Language allows speakers to say certain things: words that describe a cultural idea may not translate exactly into another language.
21. How would this translate to manufacturing?
22. The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'
23. A translator who uses an HTML editor and a word processor has to translate twice—once for each tool.
24. I guess sometimes it can translate into work or opportunity.
25. The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate.
26. Elliott also said that in order to translate what the aliens are actually saying, it may still be necessary to have a code book.
27. Try not to think in your first language and translate your ideas into English.
28. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
29. When I adapt something I translate from one meaning to another as faithfully as I can.
30. I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate.
31. The girls waited for Mr. Esch to translate.
32. When he found that the language was difficult to understand, he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics.
33. You can now use your phone to translate speech in real time, having a conversation that would not have been possible in the past.
34. Only a small number of Kadare's books have been translated into English.
35. All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies.
36. The system can translate English into French.
37. The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession.
38. The Welsh name translates as 'Land's End'.
39. "I look forward to seeing researchers expand our understanding of the issue so we can translate it into effective education and policy," he says.
40. Most poetry does not translate well.
41. The sentence had been wrongly translated.
42. Martin Luther translated the Bible into German.
43. Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.
44. I hope all the hard work will translate into profits.
45. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.
46. My secretary worked long hours translating my almost illegible writing into a typewritten and readable script.
47. It's time to translate words into action.
48. Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?
49. The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'
50. The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas.
51. Can you translate this passage into German?
52. Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives.
