| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
translate (trænsˈleɪt, trænz-) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect: he translated Shakespeare into Afrikaans; his books translate well |
| 2. | (intr) to act as translator |
| 3. | (tr) to express or explain in simple or less technical language |
| 4. | (tr) to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc) |
| 5. | (tr) to transform or convert: to translate hope into reality |
| 6. | (tr; usually passive) biochem See also transcribe to transform the molecular structure of (messenger RNA) into a polypeptide chain by means of the information stored in the genetic code |
| 7. | to move or carry from one place or position to another |
| 8. | (tr) |
| a. to transfer (a cleric) from one ecclesiastical office to another | |
| b. to transfer (a see) from one place to another | |
| 9. | (tr) RC Church to transfer (the body or the relics of a saint) from one resting place to another |
| 10. | (tr) theol to transfer (a person) from one place or plane of existence to another, as from earth to heaven |
| 11. | maths, physics to move (a figure or body) laterally, without rotation, dilation, or angular displacement |
| 12. | (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to fly or move from one position to another |
| 13. | archaic (tr) to bring to a state of spiritual or emotional ecstasy |
| [C13: from Latin translātus transferred, carried over, from transferre to | |
| trans'latable | |
| —adj | |
| translata'bility | |
| —n | |
translate trans·late (trāns-lāt', trānz-, trāns'lāt', trānz'-)
v. trans·lat·ed, trans·lat·ing, trans·lates
To render in another language.
To put into simpler terms; explain or interpret.
To subject mRNA to translation.