translate

[US]/træns'leɪt/
[UK]/træns'let/
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Translation

vt. & vi. å uttrykke på et annet språk; å forklare; å konvertere.
Word Forms
Present Participletranslating
Third Person Singulartranslates
Past Participletranslated
Past Tensetranslated
Pluraltranslates

Phrases & Collocations

translate into

oversette til

Example Sentences

translate word for word

oversett ord for ord

translate French into English

oversett fransk til engelsk

translate an ideal into reality

oversett en ide til virkelighet

be translated to the countryside

bli oversatt til landsbygda

be translated into heaven

bli oversatt til himmelen

translate ideas into reality.

oversett ideer til virkelighet.

It's often difficult to translate poems.

Det er ofte vanskelig å oversette dikt.

translated the Greek passage literally.

oversatte den greske passasjen bokstavelig.

translate sth. into action

oversett noe til handling

translate sb.'s silence as a protest

oversett noens stillhet som en protest

This novel translates well.

Denne romanen oversettes bra.

He translated the passage literally.

Han oversatte passasjen bokstavelig.

A guide translated for the tourists.

En guide oversatte for turistene.

Can you translate this article for me?

Kan du oversette denne artikkelen for meg?

We should translate this sentence in passive voice.

Vi bør oversette denne setningen i passiv form.

she translated the novel as faithfully as possible.

hun oversatte romanen så trofast som mulig.

the book was translated into twenty-five languages.

boken ble oversatt til tjuefem språk.

Real-world Examples

All of his works have been translated into English.

Alle hans arbeider er blitt oversatt til engelsk.

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

So what do you mean, you translated for them?

Så hva mener du, du oversatte for dem?

Source: American English dialogue

So these results might not translate to, say, Beijing.

Så disse resultatene kanskje ikke oversettes til, for eksempel, Beijing.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation April 2015

His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages.

Hans eventyr er blitt oversatt til over 150 språk.

Source: World Holidays

Do me a favor, huh? Would you translate for me?

Gjør meg en tjeneste, huh? Ville du oversette for meg?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

So we had a conversation about translating and to stop translating.

Så vi hadde en samtale om å oversette og å slutte å oversette.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Obviously, the desire to bring about diversity has not translated into corporate reality.

Tydeligvis har ønsket om å fremme mangfold ikke blitt oversatt til bedriftsvirkelighet.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

And that means she's not translating.

Og det betyr at hun ikke oversetter.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die.

Tross alt betyr ikke udødelighet automatisk at du er uovervinnelig, det betyr bare at du ikke kan dø.

Source: The Science of Superheroes

But it was unclear whether increased sales would translate into increased consumption.

Men det var uklart om økte salg ville oversettes til økt forbruk.

Source: New York Times

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