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to express something (as a text or statement) in different words
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The date, which translates to the Angel number 111, means prosperous new beginnings.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
This story originally appeared on Wired en Español and has been translated from Spanish.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, writing in a sober, downbeat style and translating Hemingway and Steinbeck, as Vittorini and his fellow novelist Cesare Pavese did, came to be seen in retrospect as acts of resistance in themselves.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This level of self-awareness, Brothers adds, translates well to navigating workplace challenges and collaborating with diverse personalities.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
This story originally appeared on Wired en Español and has been translated from Spanish.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, writing in a sober, downbeat style and translating Hemingway and Steinbeck, as Vittorini and his fellow novelist Cesare Pavese did, came to be seen in retrospect as acts of resistance in themselves.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
This level of self-awareness, Brothers adds, translates well to navigating workplace challenges and collaborating with diverse personalities.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Translate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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