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1. (v.t.) interpret
to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate:
to interpret a parable.
2. interpret
to construe or understand in a particular way:
to interpret a reply as favorable.
3. interpret
to translate orally.
4. interpret
to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.
5. interpret
to perform (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one's own understanding or sensitivity.
6. (v.i.) interpret
to translate what is said in a foreign language.
7. interpret
to explain something; give an explanation.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L interpretārī, der. of interpres, s. interpret- agent, spokesperson, interpreter)
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| Definition of 'Interpret' |
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1. (verb) interpret, construe, see
make sense of; assign a meaning to
"What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
2. (verb) rede, interpret
give an interpretation or explanation to
3. (verb) interpret, render
give an interpretation or rendition of
"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
4. (verb) represent, interpret
create an image or likeness of
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
5. (verb) translate, interpret, render
restate (words) from one language into another language
"I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
6. (verb) understand, read, interpret, translate
make sense of a language
"She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
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1. (verb) interpret
to translate from one language to another
She interprets at the European Commission.
2. interpret
to decide or explain what you think sth means
His painting can be interpreted in many different ways.; to interpret the results of the survey
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| Definition of 'Interpret' |
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1. (verb) Interpret
to explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech
2. (verb) Interpret
to apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape
3. (verb) Interpret
to act as an interpreter
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Sense: to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers
He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.
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 Afrikaans: vertaal |
 Arabic: يُتَرْجِم |
 Bulgarian: превеждам устно |
 Brazilian: interpretar |
 Czech: tlumočit |
 German: dolmetschen |
 Danish: tolke |
 Greek: μεταφράζω |
 Spanish: interpretar, hacer una in |
 Estonian: (suuliselt) tõlkima |
 Farsi: بصورت شفاهی ترجمه کردن |
 Finnish: tulkata |
 French: faire l'interprète |
 Hebrew: לְפרש |
 Hindi: वर्णन करना |
 Croatian: prevoditi |
 Hungarian: tolmácsol |
 Indonesian: menerjemahkan |
 Icelandic: túlka |
 Italian: interpretare, fare da int |
 Japanese: 通訳する |
 Korean: 통역(번역)하다 |
 Lithuanian: versti |
 Latvian: tulkot (mutvārdiem) |
 Malay: menterjemahkan |
 Dutch: mondeling vertalen |
 Norwegian: tolke |
 Polish: tłumaczyć |
 Persian: بصورت شفاهی ترجمه کردن |
 Pashto: په شفاهى ډول ترجمه كول |
 Portuguese: fazer de intérprete |
 Romanian: a traduce |
 Russian: переводить |
 Slovak: tlmočiť |
 Slovenian: tolmačiti |
 Serbian: prevoditi |
 Swedish: tolka |
 Thai: แปล |
 Turkish: çevirmek, tercüme etmek |
 Taiwanese: 口譯 |
 Ukrainian: перекладати |
 Urdu: ترجمانی کرنا ، خصوصا گفتگ |
 Vietnamese: phiên dịch |
 Chinese: 口译 |
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