translate

verb
UK /trænzˈleɪt/
US /trænzˈleɪt/

To change words from one language into another language.

Can you translate this letter from French into English for me?


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To change something into a different form or make it easier to understand.

The teacher translated the complicated idea into simple words.

3. To move something from one place to another, especially in a religious context.

The old church claims the saint's bones were translated to a new shrine.

4. To express an idea in a different medium, such as turning a book into a film.

The director translated the novel into a powerful movie.

5. In biology, to convert genetic information into a protein.

Cells translate messenger RNA into proteins.