How do you use "translate" in a sentence?

Can you translate this document from French into English? Her experience in sales translated well into marketing. The novel has been translated into over thirty languages.

translate

Q: What does "translate" mean?

To express words in another language The word 'translate' means to convert text or speech from one language to another while preserving its meaning. It can also mean to change something from one form to another, or to result in a particular outcome. Ideas can translate into action, and success in one field can translate to another.

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Meaning: To express words in another language

翻译，转化

traducir

翻訳する、変換する

번역하다, 변환하다

The word 'translate' means to convert text or speech from one language to another while preserving its meaning. It can also mean to change something from one form to another, or to result in a particular outcome. Ideas can translate into action, and success in one field can translate to another.

「translate」意思是将文本或语言从一种语言转换为另一种语言，同时保留其含义。它也可以意味着将某物从一种形式转变为另一种形式，或导致特定的结果。想法可以转化为行动，一个领域的成功可以转化到另一个领域。

La palabra «translate» significa convertir texto o habla de un idioma a otro preservando su significado. También puede significar cambiar algo de una forma a otra, o resultar en un resultado particular. Las ideas pueden traducirse en acción, y el éxito en un campo puede traducirse a otro.

「translate」は、意味を保ちながらテキストや話し言葉をある言語から別の言語に変換することを意味します。また、何かをある形から別の形に変えること、または特定の結果につながることも意味します。アイデアは行動に変わり、ある分野での成功は別の分野にも転換できます。

'Translate'는 의미를 유지하면서 텍스트나 발화를 한 언어에서 다른 언어로 변환하는 것을 의미합니다. 또한 무언가를 한 형태에서 다른 형태로 바꾸거나, 특정 결과로 이어지는 것을 뜻하기도 합니다. 아이디어가 행동으로 옮겨지거나, 한 분야에서의 성공이 다른 분야로 이어질 수 있습니다.

Examples

Can you translate this document from French into English?
你能把这份文件从法语翻译成英语吗？
¿Puedes traducir este documento del francés al inglés?
この文書をフランス語から英語に翻訳してもらえますか？
이 문서를 프랑스어에서 영어로 번역해 주시겠어요?
Her experience in sales translated well into marketing.
她的销售经验很好地转化到了市场营销领域。
Su experiencia en ventas se tradujo bien al marketing.
彼女の営業経験はマーケティングにうまく活かされました。
그녀의 영업 경험은 마케팅에 잘 활용되었습니다.
The novel has been translated into over thirty languages.
这部小说已被翻译成三十多种语言。
La novela ha sido traducida a más de treinta idiomas.
その小説は30以上の言語に翻訳されています。
그 소설은 30개 이상의 언어로 번역되었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Latin 'translatus', past participle of 'transferre' meaning 'to carry across', from 'trans-' (across) + 'latus' (borne, carried). A translation literally 'carries' meaning across from one language to another.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

From Latin 'translatus' meaning 'carried across.' The word literally means to carry meaning across from one language to another, just as a ferry carries passengers across water.