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• verb
To express the sense of words or text in another language.
"She was hired to translate the ancient Greek manuscripts into modern English."
To convert something, or be converted, into another form, medium, or practical outcome.
"It is time to translate our creative ideas into a concrete action plan."
To explain or interpret something in terms that are easier to understand.
"The financial advisor helped translate the complex tax regulations for her clients."
To move from one place or condition to another, especially to move every point of a geometric figure or body by the same distance in the same direction without rotation (in physics and mathematics).
"In geometry, you can translate the triangle five units to the right along the horizontal axis."
Word Nuance & Usage
In professional usage, 'translate' specifically refers to converting written text from one language to another, whereas 'interpret' refers to converting spoken or signed language in real time.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Old French translater or directly from Latin translatus, the past participle of transferre ('to carry over or across'), from trans- ('across') and latus ('borne' or 'carried').