🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

traduire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: trah-dweer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Translate/trænˈsleɪt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle peut traduire des documents de l'espagnol à l'anglais."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To express the meaning of (words or text) in another language.

    "She can translate documents from Spanish to English."
  2. 2

    To change something into a different form or medium.

    "The artist aims to translate emotions into visual art."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'translate' originates from the Latin 'translatio', which means 'to carry across'. It evolved through Old French 'translater' before entering Middle English, reflecting the act of converting text or speech from one language to another.

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