translator

Everyday

1. A person whose job is to change writing from one language into another. tree →
2. A computer program or app that changes words from one language into another. tree →
3. (general) Someone who puts something difficult into easier words for others. tree →

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 →
• The Harry Potter books were changed into many languages by translators. tree →
• We used a translator app to read the menu in Spain. tree →
• A good translator knows both languages very well. tree →
• Online translators sometimes make funny mistakes. tree →
• My big sister was my translator when the doctor used hard words. tree →
• P., I have had to depend on translators. tree →

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 Jewish tradition

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

• Certain translators have preferred to render otyot yesod as 'elemental letters' by analogy with the Greek term. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Nonetheless, English translators have usually shied away from the this-worldly symbolism of the ‘Holy Wind’, much preferring immaterial ‘Spirit’ either out of theological embarrassment or deference to tradition. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

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.