interview

in·ter·view

 (ĭn′tər-vyo͞o′)

n.

1. A formal meeting in person, especially one arranged for the assessment of the qualifications of an applicant.

2.

a. A conversation, such as one conducted by a reporter, in which facts or statements are elicited from another.

b. An account or a reproduction of such a conversation.

3. Informal An interviewee: an actor who was a tough interview.

v. in·ter·viewed, in·ter·view·ing, in·ter·views

v.tr.

To obtain an interview from.

v.intr.

To have an interview: interviewed with a publishing company.

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[French entrevue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of entrevoir, to see : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + voir, to see (from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]

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in′ter·view′a·ble adj.

in′ter·view·ee′ n.

in′ter·view′er n.

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interview

(ˈɪntəˌvjuː)

n

1. (Broadcasting) a conversation with or questioning of a person, usually conducted for television, radio, or a newspaper

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job

vb

3. to conduct an interview with (someone)

4. (intr) to be interviewed, esp for a job: he interviewed well and was given the position.

[C16: from Old French entrevue; see inter-, view]

ˌinterviewˈee n

ˈinterˌviewer n

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in•ter•view

(ˈɪn tərˌvyu)
n.

1. a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.

2.

a. a conversation or meeting in which a writer or reporter obtains information from one or more persons for a news story, broadcast, etc.

b. the report of such a conversation.

v.t.

3. to have an interview with.

v.i.

4. to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes fol. by with).

5. to give or conduct an interview.

[1505–15; earlier enterview < Middle French entrevue, n. use of feminine of entrevu, past participle of entrevoir to glimpse; see inter-, view]

in′ter•view`a•ble, adj.

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interview

Past participle: interviewed
Gerund: interviewing

Imperative

interview

interview

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interview - the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds" interrogatory, examination, interrogation - formal systematic questioning employment interview, job interview - an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment telephone interview - an interview conducted over the telephone
	2.	interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" consultation, audience group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Verb	1.	interview - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting question converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	2.	interview - discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	interview - go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation

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interview

noun

1. meeting, examination, evaluation, oral (examination), interrogation When I went for my first job interview I arrived extremely early.

2. audience, talk, conference, exchange, dialogue, consultation, press conference There'll be an interview with the Chancellor after the break.

verb

1. examine, talk to, sound out He was among three candidates interviewed for the job.

2. question, interrogate, examine, investigate, ask, pump, grill (informal), quiz, cross-examine, cross-question, put the screws on (informal), catechize, give (someone) the third degree (informal) The police interviewed the driver, but they had no evidence to go on.

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Translations

مُقَابَلَةٌمُقابَلَهيُجْرِي مُقَابَلَةٌيُقابِل

pohovordělat pohovorinterviewmít rozhovor

interviewinterviewe

InterviewinterviewenVorstellungsgesprächein Vorstellungsgespräch führen

συνέντευξηπαίρνω συνέντευξη

entrevistaentrevistar

haastatteluhaastatella

entretienentrevueinterviewinterviewerentretenir

intervjurazgovarati s

beszélgetelbeszélgetinterjúmeginterjúvol

eiga viîtal viîviîtal

intervistarecolloquiointervistaabboccamentoavere un colloquio con

インタビュー面接面接する

면담면담하다

imti interviuinterviukalbėtispokalbio vedėjas

intervētintervijalietišķa tikšanās/sarunatikšanās/saruna

interviewinterviewen

intervjuintervjueha samtale med

przeprowadzić wywiadwywiad

entrevistaentrevistar

interviu

интервьюсобеседованиепроводить собеседование

interviewmať rozhovor/interviewpohovor

intervjuizpraševatipogovor

intervjuintervjua

การสัมภาษณ์สัมภาษณ์

görüşmegörüşme yapmakgörüşmekmülâkatmülakat yapmak

cuộc phỏng vấnphỏng vấn

面谈会见采访面试

interview

[ˈɪntəvjuː]

A. N → entrevista f; (for press, TV) → entrevista f, interviú f or m
to have an interview with sb → entrevistarse con algn

B. VT [+ person] → entrevistar; (for press, TV) → hacer una entrevista or interviú a
3% of those interviewed did not know that → un 3 por cien de los entrevistados ignoraba que ...

C. VI they are interviewing for this post tomorrow → mañana realizarán las entrevistas para este puesto
I don't interview very well → no se me dan muy bien las entrevistas

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interview

[ˈɪntə^rvjuː]

n

(with journalist) → interview f
In an exclusive interview with the Times, he said that → Dans une interview exclusive donnée au Times, il a déclaré que ...
a live interview → une interview en direct
to give an interview → donner une interview

(for job) → entretien m
to get an interview → obtenir un entretien, décrocher un entretien
to have an interview → avoir un entretien
I had an interview for a job on a newspaper → J'ai eu un entretien pour un travail dans un journal.
to go for an interview → aller à un entretien d'embauche job interview

vt

(on TV, radio) → interviewer
I was interviewed on the radio → J'ai été interviewé à la radio.
to interview sb about sth → interviewer qn sur qch, interviewer qn à propos de qch
I seized the chance to interview the sports minister about this issue → J'ai saisi la chance qui m'était donnée d'interviewer le ministre sur ce problème., J'ai saisi la chance qui m'était donnée d'interviewer le ministre à ce propos.

[+ candidate] → avoir un entretien avec
to be interviewed for a job → avoir un entretien d'embauche
I was once interviewed for a job at the BBC → J'ai déjà eu dans le passé un entretien d'embauche à la BBC.

[police] (= question) → interroger
The police interviewed the driver after the accident → La police a interrogé le conducteur après l'accident.

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interview

n

(for job) → Vorstellungsgespräch nt; (with authorities, employer etc) → Gespräch nt; (for grant) → Auswahlgespräch nt

(Press, TV etc) → Interview nt; to give an interview → ein Interview nt → geben

(= formal talk) → Gespräch nt, → Unterredung f

vt

job applicant → ein/das Vorstellungsgespräch führen mit; applicant for grant etc → Fragen stellen (+dat); he is being interviewed on Monday for the job → er hat am Montag sein Vorstellungsgespräch

(Press, TV etc) → interviewen

vi

(for job) → das Vorstellungsgespräch/die Vorstellungsgespräche führen

(Press, TV etc) → interviewen

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interview

[ˈɪntəˌvjuː]

1. n (for job, position) → colloquio; (in paper, on radio, TV) → intervista
to have an interview with the director → avere un colloquio con il direttore

2. vt (see n) → sottoporre a colloquio, intervistare

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interview

(ˈintəvjuː) noun

a formal meeting and discussion with someone, eg a person applying for a job, or a person with information to broadcast on radio or television. onderhoud مُقابَلَه интервю entrevista pohovor; interview das Interview interview συνέντευξηentrevista usutlus مصاحبه haastattelu entrevue, interview רֵאָיוֹן भेंट intervju beszélgetés, interjú wawancara viðtal colloquio; intervista 面接 인터뷰, 면담 interviu, pokalbis intervija; [] tikšanās/saruna temuduga interviewintervjuwywiad مصاحبه entrevista interviu собеседование; интервью pohovor; interview intervju intervju intervju การสัมภาษณ์ görüşme, mülâkat 會見，面試者 інтерв'ю; бесіда اخباری رپورٹر اور کسی شخصیت کے درمیان مکالمہ cuộc phỏng vấn 会见，面谈，面试，采访

verb

to question (a person) in an interview. They interviewed seven people for the job; He was interviewed by reporters about his policies. onderhoud voer يُقابِل интервюирам entrevistar mít rozhovor, interview interviewen interviewe παίρνω συνέντευξηentrevistar usutlema مصاحبه کردن haastatella interviewer לְרַאייֵן इंटरव्यू लेना intervjuirati (el)beszélget vkivel, meginterjúvol vkit mewawancarai eiga viðtal við intervistare 面接する 인터뷰하다, 면담하다 kalbėtis (su), imti interviu intervēt menemuduga interviewenintervjue, ha samtale med przeprowadzać wywiad مصاحبه كول entrevistar a intervieva проводить собеседование; интервьюировать mať rozhovor / interview izpraševati intervjuisati intervjua สัมภาษณ์ görüşmek, mülakat yapmak 面試，採訪 мати бесіду; інтерв'ювати انٹرویو میں کسی چیز پر خیالات معلوم کرنے کے لیے سوالات کرنا phỏng vấn 面试，采访

ˈinterviewer noun

onderhoudvoerder مُقابِل، مُجري المُقابَلَه човек, който провежда интервю entrevistador tazatel, -ka der/die Interviewer(in) interviewer αυτός που παίρνει συνέντευξη entrevistador usutleja مصاحبه کننده haastattelija intervieweur/-euse מראיין साक्षातकर्ता onaj tko intervjuira aki beszélgetést folytat (vkivel), interjúvoló pewawancara spyrill; fréttamaður intervistatore, intervistatrice 面接者 면접관 pokalbio vedėjas intervētājs penemu duga interviewerintervjuerprzeprowadzający wywiad مصاحبه كوونكى entrevistador reporter (care ia un in­ter­viu) интервьюер reportér, -ka izpraševalec osoba koja intervjuiše intervjuare ผู้สัมภาษณ์ mülâkat yapan kimse 會見者，面試者，採訪者 інтерв'юер انٹرویو کرنے یا لینے والا người phỏng vấn 会见者，面试者，采访者

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interview

→ مُقَابَلَةٌ, يُجْرِي مُقَابَلَةٌ dělat pohovor, pohovor interview, interviewe ein Vorstellungsgespräch führen, Vorstellungsgespräch παίρνω συνέντευξη, συνέντευξη entrevista, entrevistar haastatella, haastattelu entretien, interviewer intervju, razgovarati s colloquio, intervistare 面接, 面接する 면담, 면담하다 interview, interviewen intervju, intervjue przeprowadzić wywiad, wywiad entrevista, entrevistar проводить собеседование, собеседование intervju, intervjua การสัมภาษณ์, สัมภาษณ์ görüşme, görüşme yapmak cuộc phỏng vấn, phỏng vấn 面谈

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in·ter·view

n. entrevista.

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