translate vs be

translate and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
translate	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of translate; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than translate:

translate: be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

As verbs, be is a hypernym of translate; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than translate:

Other hypernyms of translate include equal.

translate (verb)	be (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation	spend or use time
change from one form or medium into another	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
make sense of a language	have an existence, be extant
restate (words) from one language into another language	have life, be alive
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA	form or compose
express, as in simple and less technical language	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
bring to a certain spiritual state	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body	be identical to; be someone or something
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way	be identical or equivalent to
be equivalent in effect	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form