convert
A person who has converted to a religionA person who has converted to a religion.
» The body converts extra calories into fat.
Тело превращает лишние калории в жир. — sharptoothed
Тіло переробляє зайві калорії у жир. — shanghainese
Зайві калорії перетворюються на жир у тілі. — shanghainese
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4 sensesA person who has converted to a religion.
They were all converts to Islam.
Konvertit
новообращённыйnovoobraščónnyj, новообращённаяnovoobraščónnaja, неофи́тneofít
a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
A person who is now in favour of something that they previously opposed or disliked.
I never really liked broccoli before, but now that I've tasted it the way you cook it, I'm a convert!
Anyone who has converted from being one thing to being another.
(Canadian)The equivalent of a conversion in rugby
Examples
643 sentencesThe body converts extra calories into fat.
Тіло переробляє зайві калорії у жир. — shanghainese
ruТело превращает лишние калории в жир. — sharptoothed
I converted my yen into dollars.
ruЯ поменял свои иены на доллары. — marafon
deIch habe meine Yen in Dollar umgewechselt. — Dani6187
The land was converted into a park.
deDas Landstück wurde zu einem Park umgewandelt. — Tamy
Tom converted his bedroom into an office.
deTom hat sein Schlafzimmer zu einem Büro umfunktioniert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must convert dollars into the local currency.
deSie müssen Dollar in Landeswährung tauschen. — samueldora
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn arounFrom Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).
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