translate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹænzleɪt/

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• Hyphenation: trans‧late

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) translate

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) translates

Past tense (ya wuce) translated

Past participle (ya wuce) translated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) translating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you translate something from one language to another, you change the words and sentences into the other language. <> fassara, sauya kalma daga yare ɗaya zuwa wani.

   It's not enough to translate word for word.

   The book has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into over 60 languages.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If something translates, it applies or can be used in a new way or situation. <> dangantaka ko dadata da wani yanayi.

   His experience as a police offices doesn't translate well to running a company.

Related words

• translation (fassarar)
• translator (mai fassara)
• interpretation
• interpret