translate into

phrasal verb

translated into; translating into; translates into
: to lead to (something) as a result : result in
Competition often translates into lower costs to the consumer.
Artistic success doesn't always translate into financial success.

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Recent Examples on the Web Still, recent history has demonstrated that female leadership does not always translate into better policies for women. Viri Rios, TIME, 3 June 2024 This moving, compassionate story has been translated into 29 languages and speaks honestly to its readers in every one. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 His explanation of how a higher stock of money automatically translated into higher spending, and into higher nominal income and prices, was far from convincing. Tim Lankester, Fortune, 16 May 2024 Military rank wasn’t the only form of power that translated into inequitable treatment. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for translate into 

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“Translate into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translate%20into. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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