translate
Convert between languages
To translate is to express meaning from one language in another: She translated the novel from Russian into English.
The word extends to any conversion between forms or systems: translating ideas into action, translating scientific findings for general audiences.
In biology, translation is the process by which genetic code becomes protein.
Something that doesn't translate fails to carry over meaningfully: His humor doesn't translate well across cultures.
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
bridge · mediate · interpret · clarify · explain · render · transmit
Written version of speech
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- subtitleSecondary title text
- captioningAdding text to media
glossing · fidelity · equivalence · adaptation · source text · CAT tools · literalism
One who conveys meaning between languages
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- decodeConvert from cipher
- clarifyMake something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
paraphrase · rephrase · explicate · disambiguate · unpack · rendering · inference · hermeneutics
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- linguisticsScience of language structure
Rosetta · syntax · grammar · vocabulary · lexicon · idiom · dialect · vernacular
convey
Communicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
communicate · bridge · mediate · interpret · clarify · explain · render · transmit
transcription
Written version of speech
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- subtitleSecondary title text
captioning · glossing · fidelity · equivalence · adaptation · source text · CAT tools · literalism
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
elucidate · paraphrase · rephrase · explicate · disambiguate · unpack · rendering · inference · hermeneutics · exegesis
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
linguistics · Rosetta · syntax · grammar · vocabulary · lexicon · idiom · dialect · vernacular · cognate
convert
Change in form or faith
reformat · digitize · transmute · adapt · change · alter · modify · reconfigure · switch · rework
- clarifyexplain, clarify, elucidate, elaborate, spell out
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- transtransit, transmit, transport, transcend, transparent
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- preloaded appscalculator, calendar, camera app, clock, contacts
- CSSCSS, selector, flexbox, margin, display
- lost in translationMeaning altered between languages
- word-for-word translationRendering matching each term exactly
- Bible translationsSacred text in various languages
- book translationsTexts converted between languages
- translated novelsFiction rendered from another language
- literal translationExact rendering across languages
translation, translated, translator, translating, translates, translators, translations, untranslated, mistranslation