translates

present tense third-person singular of translate
as in summarizes
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 translates The shoe features a bright Hot Punch/Neo Pink colorway, which translates to a pink gradient fade across the sneaker’s signature Opticast upper. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026 The roughly 1 percentage point increase in the rate since then translates roughly into an additional $276-a-month cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate. — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Closing earlier translates to faster revenue generation and margin. — Heather Rosenow, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Others may not know Portuguese — the language Rising translates from. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 That translates to support for up to four Apple Studio Display XDRs at 5K resolution. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 That translates to significant savings in satellite servicing, eliminating the need to develop and launch replacements. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 The feature automatically translates speech in real time, so viewers can listen along in their preferred language. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translates
summarizes
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  • Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The film ends with Kaczynski being apprehended, and summarizes the years to follow via text on the screen.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Translates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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