translate into

verb

translated into; translating into; translates into
Synonyms of translate intonext
: 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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Nearly everyone knows someone with a disability, yet that familiarity rarely translates into investment, in part because some funders still assume the community is too small to warrant a dedicated strategy. Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 How that translates into a marketing strategy when so much acquisition happens online is playing out across brands. Vogue Business, Vogue, 21 July 2026 Whether those advantages translate into military propulsion remains an open question. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Many of the ideas about Maya life that Burroughs had access to in the 1950s were turned on their head in the next decade, when epigraphers realized that Maya writing was, in fact, partly phonological, and could be directly translated into speech. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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