verb
1 change sth from one language to another
ADVERB
▪ literally
▪
‘Tiramisù’ literally ~s as ‘pull-me-up’.
▪ accurately , correctly
▪ freely , loosely , roughly
▪ generally , usually
▪ variously
▪
a Greek word variously ~d as ‘summit’, ‘top’ and ‘finishing stroke’
VERB + TRANSLATE
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ be difficult to
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This word is difficult to ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
The word ‘sensus’ can be ~d as ‘feeling’.
▪ for
▪
I don't speak Italian—can you ~ for me?
▪ from
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The book has been ~d from the Japanese by Livia Yamaguchi.
▪ into
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an expression that is difficult to ~ into English
PHRASES
▪ widely ~d
▪
The novel has been widely ~d.
2 change into a different form
ADVERB
▪ well
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The story ~s well to the screen.
▪ easily , readily
▪ automatically
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Teacher expectations do not automatically ~ themselves into student results.
▪ not necessarily
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Higher sales won't necessarily ~ into profits.
▪ effectively
▪ directly
▪ ultimately ( esp. AmE )
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The lost trade revenue ultimately ~d into job losses at home.
VERB + TRANSLATE
▪ attempt to , try to
▪
They tried to ~ the theory into simple concepts.
▪ be difficult to
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
A small increase in local spending will ~ into a big rise in council tax.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth into action , ~ sth into practice
▪
The group attempts to ~ these ideas into action.
Translate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ book , ↑ idea , ↑ lyrics , ↑ novel , ↑ passage , ↑ text , ↑ word , ↑ work