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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Longer, healthier lives translate into stronger labor markets, rising incomes, and growing consumer demand.
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Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But how that principle translates into policy has varied over time and in response to regional events.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Training manuals for North Korean artillery have been translated into Russian, in a sign of both the ubiquity of the weapons and the increasing interoperability between Moscow’s and Pyongyang’s armed forces.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But how that principle translates into policy has varied over time and in response to regional events.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Training manuals for North Korean artillery have been translated into Russian, in a sign of both the ubiquity of the weapons and the increasing interoperability between Moscow’s and Pyongyang’s armed forces.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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“Translate into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translate%20into. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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