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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _translate(teleport_value):
 """Translate a teleport value in to a val subschema."""

    if isinstance(teleport_value, dict):
        return _translate_composite(teleport_value)

    if teleport_value in PRIMITIVES:
        return PRIMITIVES[teleport_value]

    raise DeserializationError(
        "Could not interpret %r as a teleport schema." % teleport_value)