He can understand a concept but cannot translate it into physical action.

"Whether it translates into real action, the next few days will tell."

But the question remains: will the fine words translate into action?

This was our country's new energy plan, translated into action.

"People like her know how to translate policy into effective action."

We would now like to see this translated into action.

I am therefore asking you to translate words into action.

Now is the time to start translating these fine words into action.

It is just a matter of translating words into action.

It is now really however a question of translating words into action.