translate

翻訳する、訳す

話された言葉や書かれた文章を、別の言語で表す。

やさしい英語で： To express spoken or written words in another language.

• Can you translate this word?
• He translated the book into Spanish.
• These instructions have been translated into six languages.

使い方： translate something from A into B (She translated the letter from French into English.); translate something for someone (Could you translate this message for me?)

よく使う表現： translate a book, translate into english, translate from french

つながる、結びつく

ある結果や効果につながる。

やさしい英語で： To lead to a particular result or effect.

• Hard work can translate into success.
• The extra training translated into better results.
• Will these promises translate into real improvements?

使い方： translate into something (More website visits do not always translate into higher sales.)

類義語： lead to, result in

よく使う表現： translate into success, translate into profits, translate into votes

変換する、置き換える

物事を映画や絵、行動など、別の形に変える。

やさしい英語で： To turn something into a different form, such as a film, picture, or action.

• We must translate our ideas into action.
• The director translated the story into a film.
• She translates complex data into simple pictures.

使い方： translate something into something (The artist translated her memories into colourful paintings.); translate something to something (They translated the novel to the stage.)

類義語： convert, transform, adapt

よく使う表現： translate into film, translate into action, translate a vision, translate to film

応用できる、通用する

別の状況でも役に立ったり、うまく機能したりする。

やさしい英語で： To be useful or work successfully in a different situation.

• These skills translate well to office work.
• His success at school did not translate to the workplace.
• Does this approach translate well to smaller teams?

使い方： translate to something (Her teaching skills translate well to managing a team.); translate across something (These jokes do not translate across cultures.)

類義語： transfer, carry over

よく使う表現： translate well, translate to something, translate across cultures