translatetranslatetranslatestranslatedtranslatingverb (translates, translating, translated)to change what somebody has said or written in one language to another language: Can you translate this letter into English for me?▶ translationtranslationtranslationsnoun: a translation from English into French I've only read his books in translation.▶ translatortranslatortranslatorsnoun: She works as a translator.