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to translate

to translate

98 3.5
Lead to a particular result or effect
  • verb
  • /trænˈsleɪt/
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  • If we improve our processes, it should translate into higher customer satisfaction.
  • translate into action
  • translate research findings into practice
  • not necessarily translate into

And that aggression is now translating into harassment.

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Examples

  • How much of neuroscience actually translates to improving outcomes?

  • But this shift did not translate into an appreciable increase in the United States' soft power.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So how does this kind of thought piece translate into real numbers?

  • And how does that, in fact, translate into important change?

  • However, it remains to be seen how this will translate into material actions.

    Academic text (1999)
  • How else can the ideal of a more equal society be translated into real economic terms?

    Academic text (1991)
  • You will earn their respect, which in turn will translate to real leverage.

  • By contrast, in other cases, potential conflicts do not seem to translate into actual conflicts.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The media I use have unquestionably given me greater exposure, which translates into greater sales.

    Academic text (2011)
  • How then can this information be translated into effective classroom instruction that can build children's vocabulary skills?

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

to mean
vsto translate
3.5

Lead to a particular result

produces an equivalent or matching effect rather than merely indicating it
to result
vsto translate
966 1.6

To happen because of something and lead to an outcome

leads to an equivalent or corresponding effect rather than any simple consequence
to spell
vsto translate
111 7.2

Cause something bad to happen

leads to an equivalent effect without the usual negative implication

How Equivalent

to translate
98 3.5
to correspond
68 3.8
to resemble
274 2.0

Surface Forms

translate infinitive
translated past
translated past participle
translating present participle
translates third person singular

Etymology

Translate comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and latus 'carried'. When one thing translates into another, the idea is that one result is 'carried across' into an equivalent effect or outcome.