Definition of translate

• restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
• change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"
• make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"