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 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. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The loss in seats translates to more than $430 million less in the district’s budget. — Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Per MoffettNathanson estimates, some 31 million customers have parted ways with their legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV providers in the last five years, which translates to a 44% drop. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 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 Salvador Ordorica is the CEO of The Spanish Group LLC, a first-class international translation service that translates over 90 languages. — Salvador Ordorica, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Ahead of the official American launch, Bimota invited Robb Report for an exclusive test ride at Northern California’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to prove how much the manufacturer’s racing provenance translates to a road-legal superbike. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026 Boasting Ghent’s biggest beer selection, at over 500, is Café de Dulle Griet (which translates as ‘mad Meg’, taking its name from a nearby cannon). — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 Looking at the technology in a MiniLED TV can initially seem like a collection of technical terms, but the M7SR takes a system-level approach that translates that technology into something easier to evaluate as a complete television. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translates
summarizes
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  • If everyone summarizes the same earnings call with similar models and reaches the same conclusion, speed to consensus is an efficiency gain, but consensus is the opposite of edge.
    — Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This document verifies that your insurance policy is active and summarizes your business coverage.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Translates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translates. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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