TRANSLATE


Meaning of TRANSLATE in English

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1. to translate something

2. something which has been translated

3. someone who translates

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1. to translate something

▷ translate /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]

to change one language, especially in a piece of writing, into another :

▪ She has translated a number of his books.

translate something from something

▪ Michael Meyer translated the play from the original Norwegian.

translate something into something

▪ Can you translate this into French?

▪ The book has been translated into 27 languages.

translate from something into something

▪ The best translators usually translate from a foreign language into their native language.

translation [uncountable noun]

▪ Most computer programs that do automatic translation do not do a very good job.

simultaneous translation

the process of translating what someone is saying while they say it

▪ Courtroom interpreters provided simultaneous translation.

▷ interpret /ɪnˈtɜːʳprɪt, ɪnˈtɜːʳprət/ [intransitive/transitive verb]

to immediately translate what is being said to someone in a foreign language, so that it can be understood or replied to :

▪ No one in our tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.

▪ We’ll have to find someone who speaks Chinese to interpret the questions and answers for our guests.

interpret for

▪ I had to interpret for my boss on the last trip to Japan.

▪ During lunch, Ben interpreted for Sasha, who didn’t speak a word of English.

▷ put something into English/French/Japanese etc /ˌpʊt something ɪntʊ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ [verb phrase] British

to translate a short piece of writing into a foreign language :

▪ I’ve written a birthday message for Fabio. Could you put it into Italian for me?

▪ You lived in Berlin - help me put this into German.

2. something which has been translated

▷ translation /trænsˈleɪʃ ə n, trænz-/ [countable noun]

a piece of language, especially a piece of writing, that has been changed from one language into another :

▪ Many of the poems are translations, but the sounds and rhythms are similar to the original language.

Spanish/English/Latin etc translation

▪ It is a Latin translation of a Greek manuscript.

translation of

▪ I’ve only read the English translation of the book, not the Japanese original.

direct translation

▪ ‘It goes without saying’ is a direct translation of a French phrase.

be lost in (the) translation

when the real meaning of something cannot be translated in a completely satisfactory way

▪ Much of the humour of the book was unfortunately lost in translation.

lose something in (the) translation

▪ His arguments are still powerful, but I think they lose some impact in translation.

▷ version /ˈvɜːʳʃ ə nǁ-ʒ ə n/ [countable noun]

English/Japanese/French etc version

a translation of a book, poem etc in that language :

▪ Most people would agree that the Italian version sounds better.

version of

▪ I had trouble understanding the French, so I got the English version of the book from the library and read it.

▷ in translation /ɪn trænsˈleɪʃ ə n/ [adverb]

if you read something in translation, you read it after it has been translated from another language :

▪ I don’t really like reading poetry in translation.

▪ All of Brecht’s plays are available in translation.

3. someone who translates

▷ translator /trænsˈleɪtəʳ, trænz-/ [countable noun]

someone who translates from one language to another :

▪ She worked in Geneva as a translator.

▪ The publishers are looking for an American translator for his novels.

through a translator

using a translator

▪ Speaking through a translator, Li told of his early life.

▷ interpreter /ɪnˈtɜːʳprɪtəʳ, ɪnˈtɜːʳprətəʳ/ [countable noun]

someone who immediately translates spoken language, for example when politicians from different countries are speaking to each other :

▪ If I’m going to make the speech, I’ll need an interpreter.

▪ Both Presidents were accompanied by their interpreters.

through an interpreter

using an interpreter

▪ The only way we could figure out what they were saying was through an interpreter.

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