What does traducir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word traducir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use traducir in Spanish.

The word traducir in Spanish means translate, turn into, explain, reword. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word traducir

translate

verbo transitivo (pasar a otro idioma)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tengo que traducir este informe del francés al chino.
I have to translate this report from French to Chinese.

turn into

verbo pronominal (convertirse)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Su estrés en el trabajo se tradujo en una depresión nerviosa.
His stress in the job turned into nervous depression.

explain, reword

verbo transitivo (figurado (hacer comprender)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No he entendido lo que has dicho. Traduce, por favor.
I didn't understand what you said. Please explain (or: reword).

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