Synonyms for translate
trænsˈleɪt, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪt, ˈtrænz-trans·late

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1. translate

   Synonyms:
   construe, render, interpret, transfer, transform,

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1. translate, interpret, renderverb

   restate (words) from one language into another language

   "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."

   Synonyms:
   furnish, construe, deliver, represent, transform, give, fork out, rede, turn in, interpret, try, fork up, hand over, supply, picture, fork over, depict, show, generate, return, understand, provide, read, yield, render, see, submit

2. translate, transformverb

   change from one form or medium into another

   "Braque translated collage into oil"

   Synonyms:
   metamorphose, transubstantiate, transform, transmute, understand, render, read, interpret

3. understand, read, interpret, translateverb

   make sense of a language

   "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

   Synonyms:
   construe, infer, scan, say, represent, sympathise, transform, show, empathize, rede, register, learn, interpret, sympathize, study, record, empathise, take, realise, read, realize, render, see, understand

4. translateverb

   bring to a certain spiritual state

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

5. translateverb

   change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

6. translateverb

   be equivalent in effect

   "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

7. translateverb

   be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way

   "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

8. translateverb

   subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

9. translateverb

   express, as in simple and less technical language

   "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"

   Synonyms:
   render, interpret, read, understand, transform

10. translateverb

    determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA

    Synonyms:
    render, interpret, read, understand, transform

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Determine
   • Genetics
   • Geometry
   • Move
   • Paraphrase
   • Physics
   • Transport
   • Understand

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1. translateverb

   Synonyms:
   [Antiquated.] remove, transfer, transport

2. translateverb

   Synonyms:
   render, construe, interpret

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1. translateverb

   Synonyms:
   construe, render, interpret

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1. List of paraphrases for "translate":

   translating, convert, transform, translation, transpose, bring, turn, reflect, converting, localize, result

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1. Aaron Fischer:

   These investments should translate into approval for around 400 gaming tables...reasonable considering the capital expenditure investment of between $2.5-4 billion being made by each of the operators.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   Mathematicians are like Frenchmen whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.

3. Warren Bennis:

   Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

4. Maurice Carroll:

   Since 'Bridgegate' broke, Christie’s numbers have been tepid at best, it’s hurt him. Bad headlines translate into bad polls.

5. Aaron Fischer:

   We believe it's in the very best interests of the concession holders to demonstrate to the government the significant investment they are making to help diversify the economy towards other forms of entertainment such as theater and cultural activities, these investments should translate into approval for around 400 gaming tables...reasonable considering the capital expenditure investment of between $2.5-4 billion being made by each of the operators.