How to Use translate in a Sentence

translate

verb
  • We have translated the report.
  • Can you translate this technical jargon?
  • My client speaks only Spanish. Will you translate for me?
  • The French word “bonjour” translates as “hello” in English.
  • The book has been translated into 37 languages.
  • We need someone who can translate Japanese into English.
  • Seventy million Americans—that translates into one American out of every four—are under the age of 24.
  • Hardy’s game, too, is hard to translate out of pads.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That translates to about 17 ships per day.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 June 2026
  • So how does that translate to better health?
    — Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • So whether that translates with makeup and hair or maybe a shoe.
    — Kathryn Wirsing, Marie Claire, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Now the question is how fast that translates on the field.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In turn, this translates to less algae and plant growth.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Some moments do not translate, and that one is mine to keep.
    — Vin Diesel, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Let’s see if that translates to the practice field.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • But that wasn’t translating to the spring games.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That hasn’t translated to the games, not yet at least.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How will that translate from the campaign?
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Too far often translates to too late.
    — Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What this translates to is after the frost in fall when the plants die back.
    — oregonlive.com, 29 June 2019
  • That translates to lots of crashes.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
  • How does that translate to dollars?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That will translate to a bright and sunny day with few, if any, clouds.
    — Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How that translates is rather simple.
    — Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • This translates to zones 3, 4, and 5.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Doubt that translates to wins in the Big 12.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And those advantages could translate from the track to the sales floor.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • Those amounts translate to roughly a half-cup to one cup of cooked beans, peas, or lentils.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
  • For a while, all of this translated to healthy returns.
    — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That translates to a 40% increase in the past month.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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