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US /trænsˈlet/

UK /trænsˈleɪt/

A2

verb

  • To change something into a different state
  • To be equivalent to; equate to
  • To change a text, speech into a different language
  • To change words from one language into another

Examples

The book has been translated from the Japanese by Livia Yamaguchi.

a Greek word variously translated as ‘summit’, ‘top’ and ‘finishing stroke’