translate

/tɹɑːnzˈleɪt/

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Also seen as: translates · translating · translated

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Senses relating to the change of information, etc., from one form to another. — To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.

Verb

Examples

Hans translated my novel into Welsh.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Senses relating to the change of information, etc., from one form to another. — To provide a translation of spoken words or written text in another language; to be, or be capable of being, rendered in another language.

Verb

Examples

Hans translated for us while we were in Marrakesh.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

In Euclidean spaces: a set of points obtained by adding a given fixed vector to each point of a given set.

Noun

Examples

[F]ractions with a defining relation are nothing but linear orthogonal arrays or their translates.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “translate” mean?

Senses relating to the change of information, etc., from one form to another. — To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.

Is “translate” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.