translate into

phrasal verb

translated into; translating into; translates into
: to lead to (something) as a result : result in
Competition often translates into lower costs to the consumer.
Artistic success doesn't always translate into financial success.

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Worryingly, the transitional design, a point when the ship’s 2D functional design drawings are translated into sort of a walk-through 3D model, appears to be lagging behind, at around 60% complete. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Clothing-wise, this translated into a bevy of covetable pieces. Michael Cuby, Them, 19 Feb. 2025 All that viewing has translated into ad dollars for parent company Google. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Of all of the impending free agents, five players seem like potential franchise tag candidates, but even those five are not locks to receive this designation because the salaries that the tag would translate into could prove too rich for their teams. Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for translate into 

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“Translate into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translate%20into. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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