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# translator

«translator» in Mova's school dictionary: **to change writing from one language into another** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a translator, translators)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person whose job is to change writing from one language into another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#m1)

2) A computer program or app that changes words from one language into another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#m2)

3) (general) Someone who puts something difficult into easier words for others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life translators help people read books, signs and documents written in other languages; in lessons about languages and jobs it is a career for people who know two or more languages well. A person who changes spoken words on the spot is usually called an interpreter. Phrases: «work as a translator», «a translator app», «online translator».

### examples

- My aunt is a translator who turns German books into English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x1)
- The Harry Potter books were changed into many languages by translators. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x2)
- We used a translator app to read the menu in Spain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x3)
- A good translator knows both languages very well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x4)
- Online translators sometimes make funny mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x5)
- My big sister was my translator when the doctor used hard words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x6)
- P., I have had to depend on translators. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/#x7)

### note

Countable: a translator, translators. Translator = writing; interpreter = speech (but people often mix them). Do not spell «translater». Machine translators can be wrong, so check important words.

### In the corpora

- [Behind many AI news stories stand real people with real worries: translators, artists, writers and parents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/0/)
- [It was reported that some translators, writers and artists say they now get less work because of AI.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «translator» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/translator/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.