English → Latin
“translate” in Latin
removeōto remove, take awayvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve; to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow, convertōto turn upside-down; to invert; to turn over (soil etc); to turn back or recoiltrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over; to copy, transcribe, transfer; to carry along reddōto give back, return, restore; to give up, hand over, deliver, render, provide, assign; to surrender, relinquish, deliveinterpretorto explain, expound; to interpret, translate; to understand, conclude
The English word translate itself goes back to Latin ferō, through trānslātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
translate
To transfer, remove, Vid:
To render into another language, vertere: convertere (general term): transferre (verbally): reddere (to render accurately): interpretari (to give the sense). To translate into Latin, in Latinum convertere; in Latinam linguam transferre; Latine reddere; Latinae consuetudini tradere: to translate from Greek into Latin, ex Graeco in Latinum sermonem vertere; Graeca in Latinum vertere; ex Graeco in Latinum convertere or transferre; (ad verbum) de Graecis exprimere (Cic.): to translate litterally, word for word, closely, verbum e verbo or de verbo exprimere; verbum pro verbo reddere; ad verbum transferre or exprimere; totidem verbis transferre or interpretari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for translate?
- The usual Latin words for “translate” are removeō, vertō, convertō; also trānsferō, reddō, interpretor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.