trans-late

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /ˈtrænz leɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /ˈtrænz leɪt/

Definitions of trans-late word

verb with object trans-late to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish. 1
verb with object trans-late to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds. 1
verb with object trans-late to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret. 1
verb with object trans-late to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer. 1
verb with object trans-late Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation. 1
verb with object trans-late Computers. to convert (a program, data, code, etc.) from one form to another: to translate a FORTRAN program into assembly language. 1

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Origin of trans-late

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English translaten < Latin trānslātus (past participle of trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -lātus (suppletive past participle of ferre to bear1), earlier *tlātus, equivalent to *tlā- bear (akin to thole2) + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Trans-late

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trans-late

trans-late popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".