How does the English word for translate in spanish?

Answer 1

"For" has a number of uses and can be translated into Spanish multiple ways. The most common equivalent is "Por". Less common, but still important is "Para". There are other ways in other contexts.

Por: "Ive bought this game for my brother." "He comprado este juguete por mi hermano."

Para: "This book is good for studying Spanish." "Este libro es bueno para estudiar espanol."

Durante: "For many years, the Spanish controlled Latin America." "Durante muchs epocas, los espanoles controlaban Latinoamerica."

Answer 2

The English word "translate" is translated to "traducir" in Spanish.