Definition of translate in English:

translate

verbtrɑːnzˈleɪttrɑːnsˈleɪttranzˈleɪttransˈleɪt

[with object]

1Express the sense of (words or text) in another language.
翻译（话语，文本）
several of his books were translated into English
德语原文已被译成英语。
Example sentencesExamples
- The famous statement attributed to Jesus about the foolishness of giving up one's ‘soul’ for the world translates the Greek word psyche.
- The Russian interpreter appeared to be having difficulty translating his master's words.
- In my speech I translated the words as they were, very literally.
- From what I can tell, somebody went through and very literally translated words from German to English for the North American release.
- Then I carefully opened the first envelope and extracted a piece of crinkled loose-leaf notebook paper, and had to smile at it as I began translating the misspelled words and tiny scribbles.
- The only tricky part to the whole thing was how to translate the words while trying to keep the same logical structure and writing style.
- The best thing about that text is that it translates the word ‘pop’ as ‘explosion sound.’
- These juridical responsa are translated here for the first time into a European language, with introduction and annotation.
- Sign language is visual, and isn't always translated word for word into English.
- He muttered something in a language I recognized as Italian, but I could not translate the words.
- I always find myself translating the words in my head.
- I put my ear to the door, expecting some foreign language from another planet, but to my surprise, my brain translated the words to me even though I had never heard them.
- I learned a great deal about the Polish language from translating this book, and that continues to serve me well.
- Its big guffaw moments include an old lady macing a couple of cops and a sign language interpreter translating four-letter words.
- Where possible without contortion, I have used gender-free language in translating these terms.
- On following the English text, I realised that the translator had translated word for word because she did not fully understand.
- I could not help translating his words for my mother.
- It's a bit of a mug's game trying to translate the already translated words of a person back into the language originally used.
- In this sense, representation is the contemporary term that translates the Greek word mimesis, used by Plato and Aristotle to describe the making of likenesses.
Synonyms
interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe, transliterate
1. 1.1no object Be expressed or be capable of being expressed in another language.
  被翻译，可翻译
  shiatsu literally translates as ‘finger pressure’
  "shiatsu"可直译为“手指压力”。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I wonder if the ‘no harm in asking’ expression translates?
  She adds that this approach is what she believes translates across cultures and language.
  It translates literally as Easterner, referring to their origins in Eastern Tibet.
  While we agreed on the rest of the conversation, somehow sting ray did not translate literally between English and Spanish.
  Emotionally rather than literally, it translates as ‘Holy cow!’
  For example, ‘Ibalan’ literally translates as ‘Try Hard’.
  William wrote, in Latin, Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate, which translates literally into English as ‘Plurality should not be posited without necessity’.
  ‘Saltimbocca’ literally translates as ‘leap in the mouth’, which is what these morsels do.
  In addition, many idioms and expressions mean something very different when translated literally into another language.
  It translates literally to ‘over here the good soup’, which I think is even funnier.
  From this he developed Ikenobo, the Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, literally translated as ‘The Way of the Flower’.
  Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by.
  Worse still, the group's name translates literally as ‘the ball appreciation society’.
  The process of cooking ‘sous-vide’ literally translates from French to mean ‘under vacuum.’
  A classic example of a thirst-quenching summer beer is the German beer known as hefeweizen, which literally translates to ‘yeast wheat beer.’
  In fact, in Chinese they are jiashanshi, which literally translates as ‘fake mountain rocks.’
  But chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa plant Theobroma cacao, which literally translates as ‘food of the gods’.
  From the Latin word ‘paganus,’ pagan literally translates to country dweller.
  Fond d' Or literally translates as ‘Valley of Gold’ but don't get any ideas about digging for gold, there is no known history of such metals to be found.
  Arohanui is a Maori greeting which literally translates as ‘big love’ or more broadly peace and love among all people.
2. 1.2translate something into/translate into Convert something or be converted into (another form or medium)
  （使）转换，转化（成另一形式或媒介）
  with object few of Shakespeare's other works have been translated into ballets
  莎士比亚其他作品极少改编成芭蕾舞剧。
  no object twenty years of critical success which rarely translated into public acclaim
  罕被民众颂扬的20年重大成就。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I enjoy the process of translating thoughts into visuals.
  Not only is he one of the best preachers in the world, he has the ability to translate his message into other mediums, including books, music, and drama.
  After months of nitpicking of this kind some movement towards translating words into deeds has at last taken place.
  With music, the song undergoes a recontextualization, remaining in the same medium, with the artists translating the material into a particular style.
  It is about translating their dreams into abilities.
  Some powerful music corporations have tried to outlaw MP3, to block hardware that uses it, shut down websites that utilise it, and to legislate against translating other formats into it.
  You're highly proficient at translating words into numbers.
  You try to think how much fabric you will need, translating shapes into metres, or in my case, yards which I then convert to metric.
  It is to this important phase of translating concepts into measures that we now turn.
  But we haven't always been good at keeping our scientists here and translating their work into jobs and prosperity for Britain.
  We have the following conversation which I shall translate into the dialect for verisimilitude.
  However, translating promises into actionable agenda will require a vision, a road map and lot of innovations.
  But translating ideals into tangible policies and alternatives have not been easy.
  I wondered if it would be possible to translate those elements into a time-based medium such as video.
  British designers often have trouble translating their originality into sales.
  As the report states, ‘the difficulty we face is in translating our intentions into concrete action.’
  But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real.
  This sequence will have a real bearing on the tone of the rest of the season, and the importance of translating excuses into results cannot be overestimated.
  The second part happens in the artist's hands, as the idea is translated into a specific medium that other people can appreciate.
  What dance intends to communicate seems impossible to translate into a casual conversation.
  Synonyms
  render, paraphrase, reword, rephrase, recast, convert, decipher, decode, gloss, explain, unravel, reveal, elucidate, expound, clarify, spell out
  change, convert, transform, alter, turn, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure, render
  humorous transmogrify
3. 1.3Biology with object Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino-acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis.
  〔生〕转译（信使RNA中的一组核苷酸）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The DNA is transcribed into an intermediary called RNA, which ferries the genetic message out to the ribosomes, where it is translated into a protein chain.
  The genetic code is the mapping by which nucleotide sequences are translated into amino acid sequences.
  First the DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase; then the messenger RNA is translated into protein by ribosomes.
  All nucleotide alignments were translated into amino acid alignments.
  Special proteins remove the noncoding regions from the mRNA before it is translated into protein at the ribosome.
  DNA sequences were translated into amino acid sequences (the Drosophila code was used for Gammarus, and the mammalian code was used for Rana and Apodemus).
2Move from one place or condition to another.
转移，调动；转变，变化
she had been translated from familiar surroundings to a foreign court
她从熟悉的环境被带到了一个陌生的庭院。
Synonyms
relocate, transfer, move, remove, shift, convey, transport, transplant
1. 2.1formal Move (a bishop or, in Scotland, a minister) to another see or pastoral charge.
  〈正式〉把（主教，苏格兰牧师）调至另一个教区；调换（主教，苏格兰牧师）的教区
  in 1228 he was translated from Salisbury to Durham
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy.
2. 2.2formal Remove (a saint's relics) to another place.
  〈正式〉移葬（圣徒遗骸）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The relics and ex voto gifts accumulated since the ninth century when the relics were translated from the administrative town of Agen are now stored in a nearby building.
  His relics were translated c. 849, to Dunkeld in Pictland, and to Kells.
  Relics were increasingly translated, or transported into, churches from sites of martyrdom, and as the basis for Christian burial ad sanctos.
  Edward was buried without due honour at Wareham, though his body was later translated to Shaftesbury.
3. 2.3literary Convey (someone who is not dead) to heaven.
  〈诗/文〉送（人，尤指活人）进天堂
  Example sentencesExamples
  Elijah was said to have been translated to Heaven on a fiery chariot, a scene often depicted on Early Christian sarcophagi, whereas the Bible says simply that Enoch was taken by God.
  If the Form Critics are right, the disciples must have been translated to heaven immediately after the Resurrection.
3Physics
Cause (a body) to move so that all its parts travel in the same direction, without rotation or change of shape.
〔物理〕平移（主干部分）
Example sentencesExamples
- A gyroscope inside translates movement through the air into mouse movements, which moves the pointer on the screen.
- Rotation of the lever in a second direction translates rotational movement into sliding motion of the upper disk in a second direction to control the water flow rate.
- Everything from the motion of the planets to visual perception was described in terms of particles bouncing off of one another, translating their kinetic motion from one body to another.
- As a result, both angular and vertical accelerations experienced by the body were translated directly to the head.
- That lets one translate the radialvelocity periods and amplitudes into actual planetary masses - not just lower mass limits.
1. 3.1Mathematics Transform (a geometrical figure) in an analogous way.
  〔数〕平移（几何图形）
  Example sentencesExamples
  To calculate shape coordinates, the 23 triangles were translated, rotated, and rescaled relative to the baseline.
  The line may be also translated by dragging it anywhere away from the points.

Derivatives

translatability

noun-ˈbɪlɪti

These severe restrictions on the translatability of the expressible, on the presentable and the representable, are suggestive of the rigours of Beckett's work.
Example sentencesExamples
- The need for translatability is foregrounded because video games are sold across the world, with most games developed in either Japan or the United States.
- Either way, such failures of easy translatability are far too localized to encourage talk of different conceptual schemes.
- Drawing on the Renjaminian notion of translatability outlined above, I will now explore the difficulties inherent in translating Manzoni's I promessi sposi.
- Tyndale's English Bible was first and foremost an exercise in the translatability of the universal truths of the Gospel into the vernacular and idiom of English culture.
- He is the only Italian poet from the era to have achieved a considerable translatability and literary reputation abroad.

translatable

adjectivetransˈleɪtəb(ə)l

An evening spot on Chinese Radio talking about our campaign, and attempting to explain in easily translatable form, what ‘social democratic values’ are.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is an unmistakable beauty, a spectacular charge to found footage that is translatable for a wide range of viewers.
- Sexual orientation is not translatable into the Inuktitut language.
- At this point, slang and idioms are not recognized, so don't count on your pick-up lines being quickly translatable in the bar.
- Diving signals are either the same or translatable.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin translat- 'carried across', past participle of transferre (see transfer).

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of translate in US English:

translate

verb

[with object]

1Express the sense of (words or text) in another language.
翻译（话语，文本）
the German original has been translated into English
德语原文已被译成英语。
Example sentencesExamples
- He muttered something in a language I recognized as Italian, but I could not translate the words.
- The Russian interpreter appeared to be having difficulty translating his master's words.
- Its big guffaw moments include an old lady macing a couple of cops and a sign language interpreter translating four-letter words.
- I put my ear to the door, expecting some foreign language from another planet, but to my surprise, my brain translated the words to me even though I had never heard them.
- The famous statement attributed to Jesus about the foolishness of giving up one's ‘soul’ for the world translates the Greek word psyche.
- Where possible without contortion, I have used gender-free language in translating these terms.
- The only tricky part to the whole thing was how to translate the words while trying to keep the same logical structure and writing style.
- These juridical responsa are translated here for the first time into a European language, with introduction and annotation.
- From what I can tell, somebody went through and very literally translated words from German to English for the North American release.
- It's a bit of a mug's game trying to translate the already translated words of a person back into the language originally used.
- In this sense, representation is the contemporary term that translates the Greek word mimesis, used by Plato and Aristotle to describe the making of likenesses.
- On following the English text, I realised that the translator had translated word for word because she did not fully understand.
- Then I carefully opened the first envelope and extracted a piece of crinkled loose-leaf notebook paper, and had to smile at it as I began translating the misspelled words and tiny scribbles.
- I could not help translating his words for my mother.
- I learned a great deal about the Polish language from translating this book, and that continues to serve me well.
- I always find myself translating the words in my head.
- In my speech I translated the words as they were, very literally.
- Sign language is visual, and isn't always translated word for word into English.
- The best thing about that text is that it translates the word ‘pop’ as ‘explosion sound.’
Synonyms
interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe, transliterate
1. 1.1no object Be expressed or be capable of being expressed in another language.
  被翻译，可翻译
  shiatsu literally translates as “finger pressure.”
  "shiatsu"可直译为“手指压力”。
  Example sentencesExamples
  William wrote, in Latin, Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate, which translates literally into English as ‘Plurality should not be posited without necessity’.
  Arohanui is a Maori greeting which literally translates as ‘big love’ or more broadly peace and love among all people.
  Fond d' Or literally translates as ‘Valley of Gold’ but don't get any ideas about digging for gold, there is no known history of such metals to be found.
  It translates literally as Easterner, referring to their origins in Eastern Tibet.
  In addition, many idioms and expressions mean something very different when translated literally into another language.
  Worse still, the group's name translates literally as ‘the ball appreciation society’.
  I wonder if the ‘no harm in asking’ expression translates?
  The process of cooking ‘sous-vide’ literally translates from French to mean ‘under vacuum.’
  A classic example of a thirst-quenching summer beer is the German beer known as hefeweizen, which literally translates to ‘yeast wheat beer.’
  For example, ‘Ibalan’ literally translates as ‘Try Hard’.
  From this he developed Ikenobo, the Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, literally translated as ‘The Way of the Flower’.
  From the Latin word ‘paganus,’ pagan literally translates to country dweller.
  While we agreed on the rest of the conversation, somehow sting ray did not translate literally between English and Spanish.
  Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by.
  She adds that this approach is what she believes translates across cultures and language.
  But chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa plant Theobroma cacao, which literally translates as ‘food of the gods’.
  In fact, in Chinese they are jiashanshi, which literally translates as ‘fake mountain rocks.’
  It translates literally to ‘over here the good soup’, which I think is even funnier.
  ‘Saltimbocca’ literally translates as ‘leap in the mouth’, which is what these morsels do.
  Emotionally rather than literally, it translates as ‘Holy cow!’
2. 1.2translate something into/translate into Convert something or be converted into (another form or medium)
  （使）转换，转化（成另一形式或媒介）
  with object few of Shakespeare's other works have been translated into ballets
  莎士比亚其他作品极少改编成芭蕾舞剧。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But we haven't always been good at keeping our scientists here and translating their work into jobs and prosperity for Britain.
  However, translating promises into actionable agenda will require a vision, a road map and lot of innovations.
  With music, the song undergoes a recontextualization, remaining in the same medium, with the artists translating the material into a particular style.
  British designers often have trouble translating their originality into sales.
  We have the following conversation which I shall translate into the dialect for verisimilitude.
  I wondered if it would be possible to translate those elements into a time-based medium such as video.
  Not only is he one of the best preachers in the world, he has the ability to translate his message into other mediums, including books, music, and drama.
  It is about translating their dreams into abilities.
  But translating ideals into tangible policies and alternatives have not been easy.
  You're highly proficient at translating words into numbers.
  The second part happens in the artist's hands, as the idea is translated into a specific medium that other people can appreciate.
  After months of nitpicking of this kind some movement towards translating words into deeds has at last taken place.
  It is to this important phase of translating concepts into measures that we now turn.
  I enjoy the process of translating thoughts into visuals.
  Some powerful music corporations have tried to outlaw MP3, to block hardware that uses it, shut down websites that utilise it, and to legislate against translating other formats into it.
  But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real.
  What dance intends to communicate seems impossible to translate into a casual conversation.
  You try to think how much fabric you will need, translating shapes into metres, or in my case, yards which I then convert to metric.
  As the report states, ‘the difficulty we face is in translating our intentions into concrete action.’
  This sequence will have a real bearing on the tone of the rest of the season, and the importance of translating excuses into results cannot be overestimated.
  Synonyms
  render, paraphrase, reword, rephrase, recast, convert, decipher, decode, gloss, explain, unravel, reveal, elucidate, expound, clarify, spell out
  change, convert, transform, alter, turn, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure, render
3. 1.3Biology Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino-acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis.
  〔生〕转译（信使RNA中的一组核苷酸）
  Example sentencesExamples
  DNA sequences were translated into amino acid sequences (the Drosophila code was used for Gammarus, and the mammalian code was used for Rana and Apodemus).
  The DNA is transcribed into an intermediary called RNA, which ferries the genetic message out to the ribosomes, where it is translated into a protein chain.
  All nucleotide alignments were translated into amino acid alignments.
  First the DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase; then the messenger RNA is translated into protein by ribosomes.
  Special proteins remove the noncoding regions from the mRNA before it is translated into protein at the ribosome.
  The genetic code is the mapping by which nucleotide sequences are translated into amino acid sequences.
2Move from one place or condition to another.
转移，调动；转变，变化
she had been translated from familiar surroundings to a foreign court
她从熟悉的环境被带到了一个陌生的庭院。
Synonyms
relocate, transfer, move, remove, shift, convey, transport, transplant
1. 2.1formal Move (a bishop) to another see or pastoral charge.
  〈正式〉把（主教，苏格兰牧师）调至另一个教区；调换（主教，苏格兰牧师）的教区
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy.
2. 2.2formal Remove (a saint's relics) to another place.
  〈正式〉移葬（圣徒遗骸）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Edward was buried without due honour at Wareham, though his body was later translated to Shaftesbury.
  The relics and ex voto gifts accumulated since the ninth century when the relics were translated from the administrative town of Agen are now stored in a nearby building.
  Relics were increasingly translated, or transported into, churches from sites of martyrdom, and as the basis for Christian burial ad sanctos.
  His relics were translated c. 849, to Dunkeld in Pictland, and to Kells.
3. 2.3literary Convey (someone, typically still alive) to heaven.
  〈诗/文〉送（人，尤指活人）进天堂
  Example sentencesExamples
  Elijah was said to have been translated to Heaven on a fiery chariot, a scene often depicted on Early Christian sarcophagi, whereas the Bible says simply that Enoch was taken by God.
  If the Form Critics are right, the disciples must have been translated to heaven immediately after the Resurrection.
3Physics
Cause (a body) to move so that all its parts travel in the same direction, without rotation or change of shape.
〔物理〕平移（主干部分）
Example sentencesExamples
- Everything from the motion of the planets to visual perception was described in terms of particles bouncing off of one another, translating their kinetic motion from one body to another.
- That lets one translate the radialvelocity periods and amplitudes into actual planetary masses - not just lower mass limits.
- As a result, both angular and vertical accelerations experienced by the body were translated directly to the head.
- A gyroscope inside translates movement through the air into mouse movements, which moves the pointer on the screen.
- Rotation of the lever in a second direction translates rotational movement into sliding motion of the upper disk in a second direction to control the water flow rate.
1. 3.1Mathematics Transform (a geometric figure) in an analogous way.
  〔数〕平移（几何图形）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The line may be also translated by dragging it anywhere away from the points.
  To calculate shape coordinates, the 23 triangles were translated, rotated, and rescaled relative to the baseline.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin translat- ‘carried across’, past participle of transferre (see transfer).

单词	translate
释义	Definition of translate in English: translate verbtrɑːnzˈleɪttrɑːnsˈleɪttranzˈleɪttransˈleɪt [with object] 1Express the sense of (words or text) in another language. 翻译（话语，文本） several of his books were translated into English 德语原文已被译成英语。 Example sentencesExamples The famous statement attributed to Jesus about the foolishness of giving up one's ‘soul’ for the world translates the Greek word psyche. The Russian interpreter appeared to be having difficulty translating his master's words. In my speech I translated the words as they were, very literally. From what I can tell, somebody went through and very literally translated words from German to English for the North American release. Then I carefully opened the first envelope and extracted a piece of crinkled loose-leaf notebook paper, and had to smile at it as I began translating the misspelled words and tiny scribbles. The only tricky part to the whole thing was how to translate the words while trying to keep the same logical structure and writing style. The best thing about that text is that it translates the word ‘pop’ as ‘explosion sound.’ These juridical responsa are translated here for the first time into a European language, with introduction and annotation. Sign language is visual, and isn't always translated word for word into English. He muttered something in a language I recognized as Italian, but I could not translate the words. I always find myself translating the words in my head. I put my ear to the door, expecting some foreign language from another planet, but to my surprise, my brain translated the words to me even though I had never heard them. I learned a great deal about the Polish language from translating this book, and that continues to serve me well. Its big guffaw moments include an old lady macing a couple of cops and a sign language interpreter translating four-letter words. Where possible without contortion, I have used gender-free language in translating these terms. On following the English text, I realised that the translator had translated word for word because she did not fully understand. I could not help translating his words for my mother. It's a bit of a mug's game trying to translate the already translated words of a person back into the language originally used. In this sense, representation is the contemporary term that translates the Greek word mimesis, used by Plato and Aristotle to describe the making of likenesses. Synonyms interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe, transliterate 1.1no object Be expressed or be capable of being expressed in another language. 被翻译，可翻译 shiatsu literally translates as ‘finger pressure’ "shiatsu"可直译为“手指压力”。 Example sentencesExamples I wonder if the ‘no harm in asking’ expression translates? She adds that this approach is what she believes translates across cultures and language. It translates literally as Easterner, referring to their origins in Eastern Tibet. While we agreed on the rest of the conversation, somehow sting ray did not translate literally between English and Spanish. Emotionally rather than literally, it translates as ‘Holy cow!’ For example, ‘Ibalan’ literally translates as ‘Try Hard’. William wrote, in Latin, Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate, which translates literally into English as ‘Plurality should not be posited without necessity’. ‘Saltimbocca’ literally translates as ‘leap in the mouth’, which is what these morsels do. In addition, many idioms and expressions mean something very different when translated literally into another language. It translates literally to ‘over here the good soup’, which I think is even funnier. From this he developed Ikenobo, the Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, literally translated as ‘The Way of the Flower’. Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by. Worse still, the group's name translates literally as ‘the ball appreciation society’. The process of cooking ‘sous-vide’ literally translates from French to mean ‘under vacuum.’ A classic example of a thirst-quenching summer beer is the German beer known as hefeweizen, which literally translates to ‘yeast wheat beer.’ In fact, in Chinese they are jiashanshi, which literally translates as ‘fake mountain rocks.’ But chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa plant Theobroma cacao, which literally translates as ‘food of the gods’. From the Latin word ‘paganus,’ pagan literally translates to country dweller. Fond d' Or literally translates as ‘Valley of Gold’ but don't get any ideas about digging for gold, there is no known history of such metals to be found. Arohanui is a Maori greeting which literally translates as ‘big love’ or more broadly peace and love among all people. 1.2translate something into/translate into Convert something or be converted into (another form or medium) （使）转换，转化（成另一形式或媒介） with object few of Shakespeare's other works have been translated into ballets 莎士比亚其他作品极少改编成芭蕾舞剧。 no object twenty years of critical success which rarely translated into public acclaim 罕被民众颂扬的20年重大成就。 Example sentencesExamples I enjoy the process of translating thoughts into visuals. Not only is he one of the best preachers in the world, he has the ability to translate his message into other mediums, including books, music, and drama. After months of nitpicking of this kind some movement towards translating words into deeds has at last taken place. With music, the song undergoes a recontextualization, remaining in the same medium, with the artists translating the material into a particular style. It is about translating their dreams into abilities. Some powerful music corporations have tried to outlaw MP3, to block hardware that uses it, shut down websites that utilise it, and to legislate against translating other formats into it. You're highly proficient at translating words into numbers. You try to think how much fabric you will need, translating shapes into metres, or in my case, yards which I then convert to metric. It is to this important phase of translating concepts into measures that we now turn. But we haven't always been good at keeping our scientists here and translating their work into jobs and prosperity for Britain. We have the following conversation which I shall translate into the dialect for verisimilitude. However, translating promises into actionable agenda will require a vision, a road map and lot of innovations. But translating ideals into tangible policies and alternatives have not been easy. I wondered if it would be possible to translate those elements into a time-based medium such as video. British designers often have trouble translating their originality into sales. As the report states, ‘the difficulty we face is in translating our intentions into concrete action.’ But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real. This sequence will have a real bearing on the tone of the rest of the season, and the importance of translating excuses into results cannot be overestimated. The second part happens in the artist's hands, as the idea is translated into a specific medium that other people can appreciate. What dance intends to communicate seems impossible to translate into a casual conversation. Synonyms render, paraphrase, reword, rephrase, recast, convert, decipher, decode, gloss, explain, unravel, reveal, elucidate, expound, clarify, spell out change, convert, transform, alter, turn, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure, render humorous transmogrify 1.3Biology with object Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino-acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis. 〔生〕转译（信使RNA中的一组核苷酸） Example sentencesExamples The DNA is transcribed into an intermediary called RNA, which ferries the genetic message out to the ribosomes, where it is translated into a protein chain. The genetic code is the mapping by which nucleotide sequences are translated into amino acid sequences. First the DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase; then the messenger RNA is translated into protein by ribosomes. All nucleotide alignments were translated into amino acid alignments. Special proteins remove the noncoding regions from the mRNA before it is translated into protein at the ribosome. DNA sequences were translated into amino acid sequences (the Drosophila code was used for Gammarus, and the mammalian code was used for Rana and Apodemus). 2Move from one place or condition to another. 转移，调动；转变，变化 she had been translated from familiar surroundings to a foreign court 她从熟悉的环境被带到了一个陌生的庭院。 Synonyms relocate, transfer, move, remove, shift, convey, transport, transplant 2.1formal Move (a bishop or, in Scotland, a minister) to another see or pastoral charge. 〈正式〉把（主教，苏格兰牧师）调至另一个教区；调换（主教，苏格兰牧师）的教区 in 1228 he was translated from Salisbury to Durham Example sentencesExamples He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy. 2.2formal Remove (a saint's relics) to another place. 〈正式〉移葬（圣徒遗骸） Example sentencesExamples The relics and ex voto gifts accumulated since the ninth century when the relics were translated from the administrative town of Agen are now stored in a nearby building. His relics were translated c. 849, to Dunkeld in Pictland, and to Kells. Relics were increasingly translated, or transported into, churches from sites of martyrdom, and as the basis for Christian burial ad sanctos. Edward was buried without due honour at Wareham, though his body was later translated to Shaftesbury. 2.3literary Convey (someone who is not dead) to heaven. 〈诗/文〉送（人，尤指活人）进天堂 Example sentencesExamples Elijah was said to have been translated to Heaven on a fiery chariot, a scene often depicted on Early Christian sarcophagi, whereas the Bible says simply that Enoch was taken by God. If the Form Critics are right, the disciples must have been translated to heaven immediately after the Resurrection. 3Physics Cause (a body) to move so that all its parts travel in the same direction, without rotation or change of shape. 〔物理〕平移（主干部分） Example sentencesExamples A gyroscope inside translates movement through the air into mouse movements, which moves the pointer on the screen. Rotation of the lever in a second direction translates rotational movement into sliding motion of the upper disk in a second direction to control the water flow rate. Everything from the motion of the planets to visual perception was described in terms of particles bouncing off of one another, translating their kinetic motion from one body to another. As a result, both angular and vertical accelerations experienced by the body were translated directly to the head. That lets one translate the radialvelocity periods and amplitudes into actual planetary masses - not just lower mass limits. 3.1Mathematics Transform (a geometrical figure) in an analogous way. 〔数〕平移（几何图形） Example sentencesExamples To calculate shape coordinates, the 23 triangles were translated, rotated, and rescaled relative to the baseline. The line may be also translated by dragging it anywhere away from the points. Derivatives translatability noun-ˈbɪlɪti These severe restrictions on the translatability of the expressible, on the presentable and the representable, are suggestive of the rigours of Beckett's work. Example sentencesExamples The need for translatability is foregrounded because video games are sold across the world, with most games developed in either Japan or the United States. Either way, such failures of easy translatability are far too localized to encourage talk of different conceptual schemes. Drawing on the Renjaminian notion of translatability outlined above, I will now explore the difficulties inherent in translating Manzoni's I promessi sposi. Tyndale's English Bible was first and foremost an exercise in the translatability of the universal truths of the Gospel into the vernacular and idiom of English culture. He is the only Italian poet from the era to have achieved a considerable translatability and literary reputation abroad. translatable adjectivetransˈleɪtəb(ə)l An evening spot on Chinese Radio talking about our campaign, and attempting to explain in easily translatable form, what ‘social democratic values’ are. Example sentencesExamples There is an unmistakable beauty, a spectacular charge to found footage that is translatable for a wide range of viewers. Sexual orientation is not translatable into the Inuktitut language. At this point, slang and idioms are not recognized, so don't count on your pick-up lines being quickly translatable in the bar. Diving signals are either the same or translatable. Origin Middle English: from Latin translat- 'carried across', past participle of transferre (see transfer). Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of translate in US English: translate verb [with object] 1Express the sense of (words or text) in another language. 翻译（话语，文本） the German original has been translated into English 德语原文已被译成英语。 Example sentencesExamples He muttered something in a language I recognized as Italian, but I could not translate the words. The Russian interpreter appeared to be having difficulty translating his master's words. Its big guffaw moments include an old lady macing a couple of cops and a sign language interpreter translating four-letter words. I put my ear to the door, expecting some foreign language from another planet, but to my surprise, my brain translated the words to me even though I had never heard them. The famous statement attributed to Jesus about the foolishness of giving up one's ‘soul’ for the world translates the Greek word psyche. Where possible without contortion, I have used gender-free language in translating these terms. The only tricky part to the whole thing was how to translate the words while trying to keep the same logical structure and writing style. These juridical responsa are translated here for the first time into a European language, with introduction and annotation. From what I can tell, somebody went through and very literally translated words from German to English for the North American release. It's a bit of a mug's game trying to translate the already translated words of a person back into the language originally used. In this sense, representation is the contemporary term that translates the Greek word mimesis, used by Plato and Aristotle to describe the making of likenesses. On following the English text, I realised that the translator had translated word for word because she did not fully understand. Then I carefully opened the first envelope and extracted a piece of crinkled loose-leaf notebook paper, and had to smile at it as I began translating the misspelled words and tiny scribbles. I could not help translating his words for my mother. I learned a great deal about the Polish language from translating this book, and that continues to serve me well. I always find myself translating the words in my head. In my speech I translated the words as they were, very literally. Sign language is visual, and isn't always translated word for word into English. The best thing about that text is that it translates the word ‘pop’ as ‘explosion sound.’ Synonyms interpret, render, gloss, put, express, convert, change, construe, transcribe, transliterate 1.1no object Be expressed or be capable of being expressed in another language. 被翻译，可翻译 shiatsu literally translates as “finger pressure.” "shiatsu"可直译为“手指压力”。 Example sentencesExamples William wrote, in Latin, Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate, which translates literally into English as ‘Plurality should not be posited without necessity’. Arohanui is a Maori greeting which literally translates as ‘big love’ or more broadly peace and love among all people. Fond d' Or literally translates as ‘Valley of Gold’ but don't get any ideas about digging for gold, there is no known history of such metals to be found. It translates literally as Easterner, referring to their origins in Eastern Tibet. In addition, many idioms and expressions mean something very different when translated literally into another language. Worse still, the group's name translates literally as ‘the ball appreciation society’. I wonder if the ‘no harm in asking’ expression translates? The process of cooking ‘sous-vide’ literally translates from French to mean ‘under vacuum.’ A classic example of a thirst-quenching summer beer is the German beer known as hefeweizen, which literally translates to ‘yeast wheat beer.’ For example, ‘Ibalan’ literally translates as ‘Try Hard’. From this he developed Ikenobo, the Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, literally translated as ‘The Way of the Flower’. From the Latin word ‘paganus,’ pagan literally translates to country dweller. While we agreed on the rest of the conversation, somehow sting ray did not translate literally between English and Spanish. Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by. She adds that this approach is what she believes translates across cultures and language. But chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa plant Theobroma cacao, which literally translates as ‘food of the gods’. In fact, in Chinese they are jiashanshi, which literally translates as ‘fake mountain rocks.’ It translates literally to ‘over here the good soup’, which I think is even funnier. ‘Saltimbocca’ literally translates as ‘leap in the mouth’, which is what these morsels do. Emotionally rather than literally, it translates as ‘Holy cow!’ 1.2translate something into/translate into Convert something or be converted into (another form or medium) （使）转换，转化（成另一形式或媒介） with object few of Shakespeare's other works have been translated into ballets 莎士比亚其他作品极少改编成芭蕾舞剧。 Example sentencesExamples But we haven't always been good at keeping our scientists here and translating their work into jobs and prosperity for Britain. However, translating promises into actionable agenda will require a vision, a road map and lot of innovations. With music, the song undergoes a recontextualization, remaining in the same medium, with the artists translating the material into a particular style. British designers often have trouble translating their originality into sales. We have the following conversation which I shall translate into the dialect for verisimilitude. I wondered if it would be possible to translate those elements into a time-based medium such as video. Not only is he one of the best preachers in the world, he has the ability to translate his message into other mediums, including books, music, and drama. It is about translating their dreams into abilities. But translating ideals into tangible policies and alternatives have not been easy. You're highly proficient at translating words into numbers. The second part happens in the artist's hands, as the idea is translated into a specific medium that other people can appreciate. After months of nitpicking of this kind some movement towards translating words into deeds has at last taken place. It is to this important phase of translating concepts into measures that we now turn. I enjoy the process of translating thoughts into visuals. Some powerful music corporations have tried to outlaw MP3, to block hardware that uses it, shut down websites that utilise it, and to legislate against translating other formats into it. But translating percentages into numbers for the purpose of evaluating their impact on politics makes the importance of these numbers real. What dance intends to communicate seems impossible to translate into a casual conversation. You try to think how much fabric you will need, translating shapes into metres, or in my case, yards which I then convert to metric. As the report states, ‘the difficulty we face is in translating our intentions into concrete action.’ This sequence will have a real bearing on the tone of the rest of the season, and the importance of translating excuses into results cannot be overestimated. Synonyms render, paraphrase, reword, rephrase, recast, convert, decipher, decode, gloss, explain, unravel, reveal, elucidate, expound, clarify, spell out change, convert, transform, alter, turn, metamorphose, transmute, transfigure, render 1.3Biology Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino-acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis. 〔生〕转译（信使RNA中的一组核苷酸） Example sentencesExamples DNA sequences were translated into amino acid sequences (the Drosophila code was used for Gammarus, and the mammalian code was used for Rana and Apodemus). The DNA is transcribed into an intermediary called RNA, which ferries the genetic message out to the ribosomes, where it is translated into a protein chain. All nucleotide alignments were translated into amino acid alignments. First the DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase; then the messenger RNA is translated into protein by ribosomes. Special proteins remove the noncoding regions from the mRNA before it is translated into protein at the ribosome. The genetic code is the mapping by which nucleotide sequences are translated into amino acid sequences. 2Move from one place or condition to another. 转移，调动；转变，变化 she had been translated from familiar surroundings to a foreign court 她从熟悉的环境被带到了一个陌生的庭院。 Synonyms relocate, transfer, move, remove, shift, convey, transport, transplant 2.1formal Move (a bishop) to another see or pastoral charge. 〈正式〉把（主教，苏格兰牧师）调至另一个教区；调换（主教，苏格兰牧师）的教区 Example sentencesExamples He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy. 2.2formal Remove (a saint's relics) to another place. 〈正式〉移葬（圣徒遗骸） Example sentencesExamples Edward was buried without due honour at Wareham, though his body was later translated to Shaftesbury. The relics and ex voto gifts accumulated since the ninth century when the relics were translated from the administrative town of Agen are now stored in a nearby building. Relics were increasingly translated, or transported into, churches from sites of martyrdom, and as the basis for Christian burial ad sanctos. His relics were translated c. 849, to Dunkeld in Pictland, and to Kells. 2.3literary Convey (someone, typically still alive) to heaven. 〈诗/文〉送（人，尤指活人）进天堂 Example sentencesExamples Elijah was said to have been translated to Heaven on a fiery chariot, a scene often depicted on Early Christian sarcophagi, whereas the Bible says simply that Enoch was taken by God. If the Form Critics are right, the disciples must have been translated to heaven immediately after the Resurrection. 3Physics Cause (a body) to move so that all its parts travel in the same direction, without rotation or change of shape. 〔物理〕平移（主干部分） Example sentencesExamples Everything from the motion of the planets to visual perception was described in terms of particles bouncing off of one another, translating their kinetic motion from one body to another. That lets one translate the radialvelocity periods and amplitudes into actual planetary masses - not just lower mass limits. As a result, both angular and vertical accelerations experienced by the body were translated directly to the head. A gyroscope inside translates movement through the air into mouse movements, which moves the pointer on the screen. Rotation of the lever in a second direction translates rotational movement into sliding motion of the upper disk in a second direction to control the water flow rate. 3.1Mathematics Transform (a geometric figure) in an analogous way. 〔数〕平移（几何图形） Example sentencesExamples The line may be also translated by dragging it anywhere away from the points. To calculate shape coordinates, the 23 triangles were translated, rotated, and rescaled relative to the baseline. Origin Middle English: from Latin translat- ‘carried across’, past participle of transferre (see transfer).
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