Englishfor English speakers
translate
Verb
—
If you translate something from one language to another, you change the words and sentences into the other language.
It's not enough to translate word for word.
The book has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into over 60 languages.
—
If mathx/math translates into mathy/math, mathx/math causes or leads to mathy/math.
For a golfer, if you're not calm, that can translate into a bad shot.
—
If something translates, it or can be used in a new way or situation.
His experience as a police offices doesn't translate well to running a company.
phase
Noun
—
A phase is stage in a process.
We will look at very basic ideas during the first phase of training.
As the war enters its final phase, the role of the UN will probably become more important.
Teenagers often go through a phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex.
—
If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
phase
Verb
—
If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.
Over the next few years, all farm support was slowly phased out.