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Definition

to translate: to rewrite (a text) in another language verb

Examples

  • "Edward : Yeah, I'm going to translate for you - he taught me his language."
  • "He is very interested in purchasing your painting "Multiplicity" (or "Absurd Crimson Symphony" as it is translated in Chinese)."
Exercise 1
Doc Talk

Philip and Edward talk about "collating" documents in this dialogue. Find the definition for this term, then find the other common office terms based on their definitions!.

To collate a document is to .
To staple a document is to .
To proof a document is to .

Bonus! To change a document from one language into another is to it.
Doc Talk

Philip and Edward talk about "collating" documents in this dialogue. Find the definition for this term, then find the other common office terms based on their definitions!.

To collate a document is to gather and arrange the pages in sequence 1.
To staple a document is to attach the pages using a thin piece of wire 2.
To proof a document is to read it over for mistakes and typos 3.

Bonus! To change a document from one language into another is to translate 4 it.
1 gather and arrange the pages in sequence: This is the correct answer. "Collate" is a common office term used to describe the ordering arrangement of long, usually formal documents.
1 read it over for mistakes and typos: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "proofreading".
1 attach the pages using a thin piece of wire: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "stapling".
2 attach the pages using a thin piece of wire: This is the best choice. "Stapling" refers to the action of attaching something (usually papers) using a piece of bent wire called a "staple". The machine which does this is called a "stapler".
2 read it over for mistakes and typos: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "proofreading".
2 gather and arrange the pages in sequence: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "collating".
3 read it over for mistakes and typos: To "proofread (a document)" is to read it over, looking for errors and mistakes, then marking or correcting them. Official documents, content for Websites, newspaper articles and most texts which are published for an audience are generally proofread several times by different readers and copy editors.
3 gather and arrange the pages in sequence: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "collating".
3 attach the pages using a thin piece of wire: This is not the best choice. This definition matches the term "stapling".
4 translate: This is the correct term. To "translate" a document is to change or re-write a document from one language into another.
4 traduce: This term does not exist in English.
4 transduce: Transduce is a term which describes converting (energy) from one form to another. It doesn't belong in this sentence.
4 traduct: This is not a word! Please refrain from using it ever again.

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