Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 etwas in eine andere Form oder ein anderes System überführen
, 🇪🇸 convertir algo en una forma o sistema diferente
, 🇮🇹 convertire qualcosa in una forma o sistema diverso
, 🇵🇹 converter algo em uma forma ou sistema diferente
, 🇨🇳 将某物转换为不同的形式或系统
, 🇯🇵 あるものを異なる形態やシステムに変換する
, 🇰🇷 certain something을 다른 형태나 시스템으로 변환하다
, 🇸🇦 تحويل شيء إلى شكل أو نظام مختلف
, 🇮🇳 कोई चीज़ को विभिन्न रूप या प्रणाली में बदलना
Usage Examples
- Je convertis mes euros en dollars avant de voyager.
- Le logiciel convertit les fichiers PDF en Word.
- Elle a décidé de convertir son garage en studio d'art.
Etymology
*Convertir* comes directly from the Latin verb **convertĭre** “to turn, to change, to convert.” It is formed from the prefix **con-** “together, with” plus **vertere** “to turn,” itself from *vert-*, the root of *vertere*. The word entered Old French as *convertir* around the 12th century, initially meaning “to turn around” or “to change state,” and later acquired the specialized sense “to convert (especially religiously).”
Synonyms
transformer
changer
métamorphoser
transmuter
transfigurer
reconvertir
Antonyms
conserver
maintenir
préserver
rester
stagner