meaning of translate
translate. vb. 1. to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect: he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well. 2. (intr) to act as translator. 3. (tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language.f you translate something that has been said or written, you say or write it in a different language. These jokes would be far too difficult to translate. You say that someone translates something from one language into another. An interpreter was going to translate his words into English.