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Gilysse Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Translate to/into??

Which one is correct?

-Translate this into/to Spanish please.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

I think 'translate into' is the better choice here. That is, it's listed in the dictionary as the preposition that belongs with 'translate'. So it's the safe option.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • I think 'translate into' is the better choice here.
  • That is, it's listed in the dictionary as the preposition that belongs with 'translate'.
  • So it's the safe option.
  • I haven't seen anyone use 'translate to' before, altough I'm not sure if it's completely incorrect.
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I think 'translate into' is the better choice here. That is, it's listed in the dictionary as the preposition that belongs with 'translate'. So it's the safe option.

I haven't seen anyone use 'translate to' before, altough I'm not sure if it's completely incorrect.
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I haven't seen 'translate to' anywhere either. Translate into is mostly used.
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