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/trænzˈleɪt/verb

उच्चारण ट्रैन्ज़्लेट

अनुवाद करना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) (from sth) (into sth)

    to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language

    अनुवाद करना

    • Translate this paragraph from Hindi into English.
    • The interpreter translated the minister's Hindi speech into French for the foreign guests.

    Synonyms interpret render convert transcribe paraphrase

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (sth) into sth

    to change something, or to be changed, into a different form

    (में) बदलना

    • Hard work translates into success.
    • The company hopes that its research will translate into cheaper medicines for ordinary families.

    Synonyms convert change turn into transform

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

interpret render convert transcribe paraphrase change turn into transform

§Grammar and usage

Translate from one language into another ('from Hindi into English', not 'in English').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'translate from one language into another' ('from Hindi into English', 'in English' नहीं)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Lost in translation (meaning lost when changed to another language), translate words into action.

Collocations: lost in translation (दूसरी भाषा में बदलने पर अर्थ खो जाना), translate words into action।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who translates written texts is a translator; spoken words immediately an interpreter.

लिखित पाठ का अनुवाद करने वाला translator; बोले गए शब्द तुरंत interpreter।

General knowledge

The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution lists 22 official languages of India.

संविधान की आठवीं अनुसूची में भारत की 22 भाषाएँ सूचीबद्ध हैं।