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| trans·late [ transs láyt, tranz láyt ] (past and past participle trans·lat·ed, present participle trans·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular trans·lates) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb turn words into different language: to reproduce a written or spoken text in a different language while retaining the original meaning
  Can you translate that phrase?
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2. intransitive verb be capable of being translated: to be capable of being translated, or have an equivalent in another language
The idiom doesn't translate well.
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3. transitive verb convert code: to convert computer data to a different form according to an algorithm
translate the program into machine code
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4. transitive verb say something in understandable terms: to say or explain something in terms that are easier to understand
The attendant muttered something vague, which, when translated, meant "We don't know what happened to your car."
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5. transitive verb interpret meaning: to explain the meaning of something not expressed in words, e.g. an action, gesture, or look
I translated his silence as approval.
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6. transitive and intransitive verb change form of something: to change something from one form or effect into another, or be changed from one form or effect into another
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7. transitive verb move somebody or something: to move or carry somebody or something from one place to another, usually with a complete change of condition or scene
She was translated from her small country home to a high-rise city apartment.
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8. transitive verb christianity transfer clergy: to transfer a member of the clergy to another office, especially a bishop to another see
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9. transitive verb christianity move remains of saint: to move the remains or relics of a saint from one place to another
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10. transitive verb religion convey somebody to heaven: to convey somebody to heaven, especially in a way that is believed not to involve death
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11. transitive verb genetics decipher genetic instructions for making protein: to decipher the genetic message carried by a molecule of messenger RNA and assemble the amino acids of a protein chain according to the instructions
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12. transitive verb physics move body sideways in straight line: to move a body sideways through space in a direct straight line without rotation
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| [14th century. < Latin translatus, used as past participle of transferre "carry across" < ferre "carry"] |
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