to change words into a different language

We were asked to translate a list of sentences. 我们被要求翻译一组句子。

She works for the UN, translating from English into French. 她在联合国工作，担任英译法翻译。

Compare: interpret (BETWEEN LANGUAGES)

to change something into a new form, especially to turn a plan into something real

So how does this theory translate into practical policy? 那么如何将这个理论应用于制定现实可行的政策呢？

The ways of working that he had learned at college did not translate well (= were not suitable) to the world of business. 他在大学里学到的工作方式并不适合生意场。

to decide that words, behaviour, or actions mean a particular thing

He mumbled something which I translated as agreement. 他嘴里咕哝了句什么，我想是表示同意。