translates

present tense third-person singular of translate
as in summarizes
to express something (as a text or statement) in different words would you mind translating this German article for me?

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Recent Examples of translates Republican candidates are expected to praise the president, and try to ensure Republicans steep voter registration advantage translates to votes on Election Day November 3. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 The model translates the robot’s perceptions into movements, using inputs that include vision, touch, force, sound, and the robot’s internal state. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 Measuring just over four feet square, the colorful abstraction, whose title translates as Accentuated Corners, was painted in Weimar, Germany, while the artist was teaching at the legendary Bauhaus. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Actors may play each other’s best friends in films and TV shows — and sometimes, that bond translates to real life. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026 The trick is building a centralized financial layer that translates those varying sales models into clean, audit-ready numbers. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Schwarze Flocken, which translates in English to Black Flakes, lives in Künzelsau, Germany, in a pavilion designed by David Chipperfield Architects located in the sculpture garden of Museum Würth 2. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2026 How quickly his skill translates remains one of the season’s largest unknowns. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 That translates to literally hundreds of millions of Star Wars cards in print, so investors can easily find individual cards or complete sets for nominal prices. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translates
summarizes
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  • Because this was a scoping review, which summarizes existing research rather than testing a treatment directly, the researchers could not make clinical recommendations or fully assess the risk of bias.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Translates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translates. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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