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- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/
- /trænsˈleɪt/
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- [trans-leyt, tranz-, trans-leyt, tranz-]
- /trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-/
Definitions of translate word
- verb with object translate to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish. 1
- verb with object translate to change the form, condition, nature, etc., of; transform; convert: to translate wishes into deeds. 1
- verb with object translate to explain in terms that can be more easily understood; interpret. 1
- verb with object translate to bear, carry, or move from one place, position, etc., to another; transfer. 1
- verb with object translate Mechanics. to cause (a body) to move without rotation or angular displacement; subject to translation. 1
- verb with object translate 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 translate
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 Translate
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translate 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".
translate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for translate
verb translate
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- call a spade a spade — to speak plainly and frankly
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
Antonyms for translate
verb translate
- garble — to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions.
- misquote — a quotation that is incorrect.
- mistranslate — Translate (something) incorrectly.
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