transliterate
To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing systemTo represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.
» You should not transliterate the sentences.
Meaning
1 sensesTo represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.
transliterieren, umschreiben
транслитери́роватьtransliterírovatʹ
транслітерува́тиtransliteruváty
- rewrite in a different script
Examples
6 sentencesYou should not transliterate the sentences.
All of the entries in this dictionary are transliterated.
He asked me to transliterate the Hebrew sentence.
She's trying to transliterate something that was written in Arabic.
We have to transliterate the Russian characters to the Latin alphabet.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin transliterātum, past participle of transliterō, from trans (“across”) + literōFrom Latin transliterātum, past participle of transliterō, from trans (“across”) + literō , from littera (“letter”).
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Forms
transliterates, transliterating, transliterated, transliterated| Base form | transliterate · to transliterate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | transliterates |
| Present participle | transliterating |
| Past simple | transliterated |
| Past participle | transliterated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- rewrite in a different script:transcribe
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle