as in translation
an instance of expressing something in different words
his insightful translating of that passage really captured the tone of the original
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as in summarizing
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
would you mind translating this German article for me?
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Recent Examples of translating
Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
But the oral histories Katherine conducted, interviewing elderly islanders, with Tepano translating, may have been more valuable still.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Stephen and Marissa, with assists from many other Register staffers, have already gotten the translating started.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Drafting in English and translating often produces stilted, unnatural messages.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Something had switched on in her this past week, in all the translating and reliving of past memories.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2025
William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Today, Amy’s Kitchen generates approximately $1 billion in retail sales (translating to roughly $600 million in gross sales) and employs nearly 2,000 people across three culinary facilities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sefton joined the Army's Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force, which has the job of translating experience from Ukraine's scrappy fighting force to America's sprawling military.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
What was the core design philosophy behind translating battle royale into that perspective?
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Beyond academia, Shai engages a wide audience through articles, workshops, and media appearances, translating complex philosophical ideas into practical insights.
—Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
The two decided to formalize Viazovska’s proofs by translating every term, definition and theorem referenced into Lean code.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Blub, for his part, controlled the vehicle through nothing more than natural swimming movements — no training, no commands, just a fish doing what fish do, and a clever camera system translating that motion into forward progress.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
By directly translating human movement into robotic action, the system enables robots to closely follow and replicate human operators with high precision and fluidity.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
Translation tools, meeting summaries and captions have the ability to smooth over gaps in fluency and assist non-native speakers in writing emails, translating, and functioning more confidently in English-first settings.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
But the oral histories Katherine conducted, interviewing elderly islanders, with Tepano translating, may have been more valuable still.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Stephen and Marissa, with assists from many other Register staffers, have already gotten the translating started.
—Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Drafting in English and translating often produces stilted, unnatural messages.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Something had switched on in her this past week, in all the translating and reliving of past memories.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Cross-Functional Alignment Flowcharts help bridge gaps between technical and non-technical teams by translating specialized language into accessible visuals.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Today, Amy’s Kitchen generates approximately $1 billion in retail sales (translating to roughly $600 million in gross sales) and employs nearly 2,000 people across three culinary facilities.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sefton joined the Army's Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force, which has the job of translating experience from Ukraine's scrappy fighting force to America's sprawling military.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
What was the core design philosophy behind translating battle royale into that perspective?
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Beyond academia, Shai engages a wide audience through articles, workshops, and media appearances, translating complex philosophical ideas into practical insights.
—Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
The two decided to formalize Viazovska’s proofs by translating every term, definition and theorem referenced into Lean code.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Blub, for his part, controlled the vehicle through nothing more than natural swimming movements — no training, no commands, just a fish doing what fish do, and a clever camera system translating that motion into forward progress.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
By directly translating human movement into robotic action, the system enables robots to closely follow and replicate human operators with high precision and fluidity.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translating
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Last Stops of the Night Journey publishes, on facing pages, the entirety of two books by the contemporary Italian poet Milo De Angelis opposite English translations by Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cortisol face is the social media translation.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The state requires cities to submit an annual report summarizing progress on implementing the city’s general plan and reports on housing production, stated a report from Planning Manager Chris Dominguez.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s Ai Weiwei, summarizing both his life and his work.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Translating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translating. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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