traducir al inglés
/tɾaduθiɾ al inɡles/from spelling rules
The phrase 'translate to english' in Spanish is traducir al inglés.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to give a direct command to 'translate it to English', the verb becomes the imperative tradúcelo by adding the object pronoun lo to the end. Additionally, the past participle traducido is used to describe something that has already been translated to English, such as in the form traducido al inglés.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾaduθiɾ al inɡles/
Did you know?
- While 'translate' is traducir, if you are talking about translating from a language to another, you can also use the verb verter, which literally means 'to pour' or 'to turn' as if the meaning were a liquid.
- Because traducir comes from the Latin 'trādūcō', which means 'to lead across', you are conceptually 'leading' a meaning from one side of a linguistic border to the other.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word traducir can be used colloquially to mean 'explaining' or 'simplifying' a complex idea for someone else, even if no other language is involved.
Examples in context
- Por favor, traduzca al inglés este documento importantísimo.Please translate this extremely important document to English.
- Disculpe, podría traducirlo al inglés, por favor?Excuse me, could you translate it to English, please?
- Oye, traduce al inglés este mensaje que recibí.Hey, translate this message I received into English.
- Necesito traducir al inglés este documento.I need to translate this document to English.
- ¿Puedes traducir al inglés este mensaje corto?Can you translate this short message to English?
- Ella tiene que traducir al inglés la carta.She has to translate the letter to English.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are studying in a library.
- LucíaMateo, no entiendo esta frase en francés.Mateo, I don't understand this sentence in French.
- MateoSi quieres, puedo traducir al inglés el texto.If you want, I can translate the text into English.
- Lucía¡Sí, por favor! Eso sería muy útil.Yes, please! That would be very helpful.
- MateoNo hay problema, dame un momento.No problem, give me a moment.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries inglés, traducir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
