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4 definitions • 5 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to change words into a different language:

Examples:

We were asked to translate a list of sentences.
translate from something into something She works for the UN, translating from English into French.
3
to change something into a new form, especially to turn a plan into something real:

Examples:

translate into So how does this theory translate into practical policy?
translate well to The ways of working that he had learned at college did not translate well (= were not suitable) to the world of business.
4
to decide that words, behaviour, or actions mean a particular thing:

Examples:

He mumbled something which I translated as agreement.

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