Kilo Lingo

/tɾaðuˈθiɾ/

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Translation

to translate

Word origin

From Latin traducere ('to lead across, to transfer'), from trans ('across') plus ducere ('to lead'). The English 'traduce' comes from the same verb.

Origin
Latin
Root
traducere
English cognates
traduce, transducer

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (conjugates like conducir, c to zc)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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Can you translate this letter into English?

Traduzco .

I translate technical documents for a company.

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It is not always easy to translate humour from one language into another.

Tradujo .

She translated the whole novel in barely three months.

cualquier .

This program translates any web page instantly.

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This word is part of lesson 49.