Definitions:

1. be equivalent in effect verb
   • the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power
2. be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way verb
   • poetry often does not translate
3. change from one form or medium into another verb
   • Braque translated collage into oil
4. express, as in simple and less technical language verb
   • Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
5. restate (words) from one language into another language verb
   • I have to translate when my inlaws from Austria visit the U.S.

Synonyms:

• read
• render
• transform