Traducirse

Traducirse is a Spanish pronominal verb derived from traducir. It is used to express that something is translated into another language, or that a situation or statement yields a consequence or is expressed in a different form. The main senses are: to be translated into another language, as in la novela se traduce al francés; to translate into a result or consequence, as in la medida se traduce en ahorros significativos; and in a figurative sense, to be rendered or understood as, for example, esta palabra se traduce como "word" or la idea se traduce en una mejora de la eficiencia. It is common to see se used in impersonal or passive constructions: se traduce, se tradujo, se traducen, etc.

In practice, traducirse often occurs with al, a, or en to indicate the target language or the resulting form. Examples include: la novela se traduce al inglés; esta palabra se traduce como "hope"; su propuesta se traduce en un giro positivo para la empresa. The verb remains reflexive, so it follows the conjugation patterns of traducir with the corresponding reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se). Thus, present forms include se traduce (it is translated), and past forms include se tradujo (it was translated). Although uncommon, elle­/ello forms like me traduzco are theoretically possible but rarely used in everyday speech.

Originating from Latin traducere, traducirse shares its root with other translation-related terms such as traducción and traductor. Related expressions include traducible (translatable) and traducción al/según (translation into/according to).