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

vt. & vi. kueleza kwa lugha nyingine; kueleza; kubadili.
Word Forms
Present Participletranslating
Third Person Singulartranslates
Past Participletranslated
Past Tensetranslated
Pluraltranslates

Phrases & Collocations

translate into

kusababisha kuwa

Example Sentences

translate word for word

tafsiri neno kwa neno

translate French into English

tafsiri Kifaransa kwa Kiingereza

translate an ideal into reality

tafsiri jicho la mvulo kuwa ukweli

be translated to the countryside

tafsiri kwa eneo la vijijini

be translated into heaven

tafsiri kwenda mbinguni

translate ideas into reality.

tafsiri mawazo kuwa ukweli.

It's often difficult to translate poems.

Ni vigumu kutafsiri shairi mara nyingi.

translated the Greek passage literally.

tafsiri aya ya Kigiriki kwa njia halisi.

translate sth. into action

tafsiri kitu chocho kuwa kitendo

translate sb.'s silence as a protest

tafsiri kimya cha mtu kama maombi

This novel translates well.

Riwaya hii inatafsiriwa vizuri.

He translated the passage literally.

Yeye alitafsiri aya kwa njia halisi.

A guide translated for the tourists.

Mwongozo uliwasilishwa kwa watalii.

Can you translate this article for me?

Je, unaweza kutafsiri makala hii kwangu?

We should translate this sentence in passive voice.

Tungependelea kutafsiri sentensi hii kwa sauti pasifiki.

she translated the novel as faithfully as possible.

Yeye alitafsiri riwaya kwa uaminifu iwezekanavyo.

the book was translated into twenty-five languages.

kitabu chiligawanyika kwa lugha ishirini na tano.

Real-world Examples

All of his works have been translated into English.

Kazi zote za yeye zimetafsiriwa kwa Kiingereza.

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So what do you mean, you translated for them?

Unamaanisha nini, ume tafsiriwa kwa ajili yao?

Source: American English dialogue

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

Kwa hiyo, matokeo haya hayawezi kutafsiriwa, kusema, hadi Beijing.

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His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages.

Hadithi zake za hadithi zime tafsiriwa kwa zaidi ya lugha 150.

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

Nifanyie usaidizi, huh? Je, uta tafsiriwa kwa ajili yangu?

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

Kwa hiyo, tulikuwa na mazungumzo kuhusu kutafsiriwa na kuacha kutafsiriwa.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

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

Wazi, tamaa ya kuleta tofauti haijatafsiriwa katika ukweli wa shirika.

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And that means she's not translating.

Na hiyo ina maana kwamba yeye ha statefsiriwi.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

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

Kama unavyojua, kuishi milele haukuhakikishi ushindani, ina maana tu kwamba huwezi kufa.

Source: The Science of Superheroes

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

Lakini haikuwa wazi kama mauzo yaliyoongezeka yata tafsiriwa katika matumizi yaliyoongezeka.

Source: New York Times

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