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translate
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. traduire
Gerald recently translated an award-winning novel.Gerald a récemment traduit un roman primé.
a. convertir
You must translate these units into volts.Tu dois convertir ces unités en volts.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. traduire
Karen has been translating for many years.Karen traduit depuis de nombreuses années.
b. se traduire
Some names don't really translate.Certains noms ne se traduisent pas vraiment.
a. se traduire (used with "par")
The company hopes that the new ad campaign will translate into more sales.L’entreprise espère que la nouvelle campagne publicitaire se traduira par une augmentation des ventes.
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