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
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
Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But for his rendition, Parish builds a steady, riding tension on the lowest string, translating the higher melody into something more like a metal riff.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
If Hibino was responsible for translating kabuki’s visual language onto the film actors’ faces, veteran craftsman Tadashi Nishimatsu faced an equally demanding task recreating the elaborate wigs that complete and enliven the iconic stage aesthetic.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
The 10-year tax would allocate 1 cent per every dollar of a purchase in city limits — translating to about 30 cents for a $30 meal.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The Paris Review Box Hill author Adam Mars-Jones and Pillion director Harry Lighton on the process of translating the novel into the film.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, translating that concept into reliable data is a major engineering challenge.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Lipow cautioned that a complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz could drive oil prices up by as much as $20 per barrel, translating to a 50-cent increase in the price per gallon of gasoline.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Post-Soviet, Anthropocene, and post-independence frameworks can be overdetermined by these same spatial and political logics, translating them into periodizations that claim to mark historical breaks while reproducing their underlying assumptions.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
But that wasn’t translating to the spring games.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But for his rendition, Parish builds a steady, riding tension on the lowest string, translating the higher melody into something more like a metal riff.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
If Hibino was responsible for translating kabuki’s visual language onto the film actors’ faces, veteran craftsman Tadashi Nishimatsu faced an equally demanding task recreating the elaborate wigs that complete and enliven the iconic stage aesthetic.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
The 10-year tax would allocate 1 cent per every dollar of a purchase in city limits — translating to about 30 cents for a $30 meal.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The Paris Review Box Hill author Adam Mars-Jones and Pillion director Harry Lighton on the process of translating the novel into the film.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, translating that concept into reliable data is a major engineering challenge.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Lipow cautioned that a complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz could drive oil prices up by as much as $20 per barrel, translating to a 50-cent increase in the price per gallon of gasoline.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Post-Soviet, Anthropocene, and post-independence frameworks can be overdetermined by these same spatial and political logics, translating them into periodizations that claim to mark historical breaks while reproducing their underlying assumptions.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translating
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The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to Sakura by Kanako Nishi, her other translations and co-translations include works by Osamu Dazai, Shiori Ito, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Kaoru Takamura, among others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still unanswered, too, is why the allegations were included in a Justice Department slide presentation last year summarizing the cases against Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Goldberg said, summarizing why her name appears alongside Behar's in the documents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Translating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translating. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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