translate into

verb

translated into; translating into; translates into
: to lead to (something) as a result : result in
Competition often translates into lower costs to the consumer.
Artistic success doesn't always translate into financial success.

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Those disturbances can then be translated into information about the signal’s frequency, direction, and strength. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026 Information about measles was translated into Low German. Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 For Xi, the setting allowed a hard bargaining issue — farm purchases — to be translated into an older symbolic language of harvest that spoke to both domestic and international audiences. Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026 Even successful seasons rarely translate into long-term financial security because revenue is often redirected immediately into future collections, production timelines and operational costs. Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for translate into

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