tradurre
/traˈdur.re/
To translate in Italian is tradurre.
The verb tradurre is used to describe the act of changing spoken words or written text from one language into another. You can use the phrase tradurre in italiano to specify that you are translating into Italian, or use tradurre da… to indicate the source language you are translating from.
Meaning: to change spoken words or written text from one language to another (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun form of this verb is traduzione (translation). When using the verb in different forms, note that tradotto is the past participle and traduca is the present subjunctive form.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of tradurre is /traˈdur.re/. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to conjugate tradurre like a regular -ere verb (such as saying traduro). It is an irregular verb.
Did you know?
- The word tradurre shares the same Latin root as the English word 'traduce', which means to speak badly of someone. Originally, both meant simply 'to lead across' or 'transfer' from one state to another.
- The past participle 'tradotto' shares a linguistic ancestry with the English word 'tradition', as both involve 'handing down' something.
- While tradurre is the standard verb, Italians often use the phrase volgere in, which means 'to turn into', when referring to high-style literary translations of classical texts.
Examples in context
- Mi aiuterà a tradurre?Will you help me translate?This sentence uses tradurre to ask for help with a translation.Tatoeba #4054674 by Guybrush88, translation #851089 by papabear
- Devo tradurre le frasi.I have to translate the sentences.This sentence uses tradurre to express a necessity to translate sentences.Tatoeba #1217914 by Guybrush88, translation #1217915 by CM
- Tu come lo tradurresti?How would you translate it?This sentence uses tradurre to ask how someone would translate something.Tatoeba #4504016 by Guybrush88, translation #4502672 by CK
- Mi potresti tradurre questa frase, per favore?Could you translate this sentence for me, please?
- La ditta offre il servizio di eseguire traduzioni precise e di alta qualitàThe company offers the service of performing accurate and high-quality translations
- L'azienda ha effettuato una traduzione del contratto in tempi rapidiThe company carried out a quick translation of the contract
- Devo tradurre questa email in italiano per il nostro capoI need to translate this email into Italian for our boss
- Mi puoi tradurre questa parola?Can you translate this word for me?
- Posso tradurre questa frase in italiano?Can I translate this sentence into Italian?
- Ho fatto la traduzione del testo per la nostra presentazioneI did the translation of the text for our presentation
- Sto traducendo questa ricetta dal franceseI'm translating this recipe from French
- Mi potresti tradurre questa pagina del libro, per favore?Could you translate this page of the book for me, please?
- Ho bisogno di eseguire una traduzione di queste istruzioni prima della riunione.I need to perform a translation of these instructions before the meeting.
- Mi puoi tradurre questa parola dall'inglese?Can you translate this word from English for me?
- Fammi fare la traduzione di questa canzone per te!Let me do the translation of this song for you!
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Example conversation
Chiara asks Francesco for help with a foreign email.
- ChiaraFrancesco, mi aiuti a tradurre questa email?Francesco, will you help me translate this email?
- FrancescoCerto, Chiara, posso tradurre tutto subito.Of course, Chiara, I can translate everything immediately.
- ChiaraGrazie, è un testo molto complicato.Thank you, it is a very complicated text.
- FrancescoNon preoccuparti, lo faccio volentieri.Don't worry, I'll do it gladly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “translate” translations and entries tradurre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tradurre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
