Main Entry: trans·late

Pronunciation: \tran(t)s-ˈlāt, tranz-; ˈtran(t)s-ˌlāt, ˈtranz-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): trans·lat·ed; trans·lat·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French translater, from Latin translatus (past participle of transferre to transfer, translate), from trans- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to bear, remove, or change from one place, state, form, or appearance to another : transfer, transform <translate ideas into action> b : to convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death c : to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another
2 a : to turn into one's own or another language b : to transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another : transcribe c (1) : to express in different terms and especially different words : paraphrase (2) : to express in more comprehensible terms : explain, interpret
3 : enrapture
4 : to subject to mathematical translation
5 : to subject (as genetic information) to translation in protein synthesisintransitive verb 1 : to practice translation or make a translation; also : to admit of or be adaptable to translation <a word that doesn't translate easily>
2 : to undergo a translation
3 : lead, result —usually used with into <believes that tax cuts will translate into economic growth>

— trans·lat·abil·i·ty \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌlā-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)tranz-\ noun

— trans·lat·able \tran(t)s-ˈlā-tə-bəl, tranz-\ adjective

— trans·la·tor \-ˈlā-tər\ noun