verb 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.
Hans translated my novel into Welsh.
verb To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.
Hans translated my novel into Welsh.
verb To provide a translation of spoken words or written text in another language; to be, or be capable of being, rendered in another language.
Hans translated for us while we were in Marrakesh.
verb To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
verb To change (something) from one form or medium to another.
The director faithfully translated their experiences to film.
verb To rearrange (a song or music) in one genre into another.
verb To change, or be capable of being changed, from one form or medium to another.
Excellent writing does not necessarily translate well into film.
verb To generate a chain of amino acids based on the sequence of codons in an mRNA molecule.