in·ter·pret ( n-tûr prt)v. in·ter·pret·ed, in·ter·pret·ing, in·ter·prets v.tr. 1. To explain the meaning of: interpreted the ambassador's remarks. See Synonyms at explain. 2. To conceive the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation. 3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism. 4. To translate orally. v.intr. 1. To offer an explanation. 2. To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages. [Middle English interpreten, from Old French interpreter, from Latin interpret  r , from interpres, interpret-, negotiator, explainer; see per-5 in Indo-European roots.]in·ter  pret·a·bili·ty, in·terpret·a·ble·ness n.in·ter pret·a·ble adj. |
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]
vb
1. (tr) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate
2. (tr) to construe the significance or intention of to interpret a smile as an invitation
3. (tr) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc.) in performance
4. (intr) to act as an interpreter; translate orally
[from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretium price]
interpretable adj
interpretability , interpretableness n
interpretably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret - interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" read between the lines - read what is implied but not expressed on the surface mythicise, mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" literalise, literalize - make literal; "literalize metaphors" spiritualise, spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense reinterpret - assign a new or different meaning to allegorise, allegorize - interpret as an allegory read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
| 2. | interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to deconstruct - interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing re-explain, reinterpret - interpret from a different viewpoint commentate - serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting misinterpret - interpret falsely explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" annotate, gloss, comment - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" commentate - make a commentary on | |
| 3. | interpret - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols" | |
| 4. | interpret - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" carnalize, sensualize - represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture silhouette - represent by a silhouette profile - represent in profile, by drawing or painting paint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" stylise, stylize, conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus" limn, portray, depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" portray, present - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" | |
| 5. |  interpret - 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."ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" retranslate - translate again mistranslate - translate incorrectly gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase Latinize - translate into Latin translate - be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English" | |
| 6. |  interpret - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
interpret
verb
1. understand, take, read, explain, regard, construe The speech might be interpreted as a coded message.
2. translate, convert, paraphrase, adapt, transliterate She spoke little English, so her husband interpreted.
3. explain, define, clarify, spell out, make sense of, decode, decipher, expound, elucidate, throw light on, explicate The judge has to interpret the law as it's being passed.
4. understand, read, explain, crack, solve, figure out (informal), comprehend, decode, deduce, decipher, suss out (slang) The pictures are often difficult to interpret.
Translations
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]
A. VT
1. (= translate orally) → traducir, interpretar
2. (= explain, understand) → interpretar
how are we to interpret that remark? → ¿cómo hemos de interpretar ese comentario?
that is not how I interpret it → yo no lo entiendo así, yo lo entiendo de otro modo
how are we to interpret that remark? → ¿cómo hemos de interpretar ese comentario?
that is not how I interpret it → yo no lo entiendo así, yo lo entiendo de otro modo
B. VI (= translate) → traducir; (= work as interpreter) → trabajar de intérprete
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːrprɪt]
vt
(= translate) [+ speech] → interpréter
(= decide meaning of) [+ law, writing] → interpréter
No one agrees on how the poem should be interpreted → Personne n'est d'accord sur la façon dont le poème doit être interprété., Personne n'est d'accord sur la façon dont on devrait interpréter le poème.
The judge has to interpret the law → Le juge doit interpréter la loi.
to interpret sth as sth (= take as) → interpréter qch comme qch
He interpreted my comments as criticism → Il a interprété mes commentaires comme une critique.
No one agrees on how the poem should be interpreted → Personne n'est d'accord sur la façon dont le poème doit être interprété., Personne n'est d'accord sur la façon dont on devrait interpréter le poème.
The judge has to interpret the law → Le juge doit interpréter la loi.
to interpret sth as sth (= take as) → interpréter qch comme qch
He interpreted my comments as criticism → Il a interprété mes commentaires comme une critique.
(= perform) [+ music, role] → interpréter
vi
(= translate) → servir d'interprète
Steve couldn't speak French, so his friend interpreted → Comme Steve ne parlait pas français, son ami a servi d'interprète.
to interpret for sb → servir d'interprète à qn
Paul had to interpret for us → Paul a dû nous servir d'interprète.
Steve couldn't speak French, so his friend interpreted → Comme Steve ne parlait pas français, son ami a servi d'interprète.
to interpret for sb → servir d'interprète à qn
Paul had to interpret for us → Paul a dû nous servir d'interprète.
(professionally) → travailler comme interprète
She interpreted at the international conference → Elle a travaillé comme interprète à la conférence internationale.
She interpreted at the international conference → Elle a travaillé comme interprète à la conférence internationale.
interpret
vt
(= translate orally) → dolmetschen
(= explain, understand) → auslegen, interpretieren; omen, dream → deuten; world → verstehen; (Theat, Mus) → interpretieren; this could be interpreted as meaning or to mean that … → das könnte man so auslegen or interpretieren, dass …; how would you interpret what he said? → wie würden Sie seine Worte verstehen or auffassen?
vi → dolmetschen
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]
1. vt
a. (translate orally) to interpret sth (into) → tradurre qc (in)
b. (explain, understand) → interpretare
2. vi → fare da interprete
interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]
1. vt
a. (translate orally) to interpret sth (into) → tradurre qc (in)
b. (explain, understand) → interpretare
2. vi → fare da interprete
v interpret [inˈtəːprit]
1 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. vertaal يُتَرْجِم превеждам устно tlumočit tolke dolmetschen μεταφράζω interpretar, hacer una interpretación (suuliselt) tõlkima بصورت شفاهی ترجمه کردن tulkata faire l'interprète לְפרש वर्णन करना prevoditi tolmácsol menerjemahkan túlka interpretare, fare da interprete 通訳する 통역(번역)하다 versti tulkot (mutvārdiem) menterjemahkan mondeling vertalen tolke tłumaczyć fazer de intérprete a traduce переводить tlmočiť tolmačiti prevoditi tolka แปล çevirmek, tercüme etmek 口譯 перекладати ترجمانی کرنا ، خصوصا گفتگو یا تقریر کی phiên dịch 口译
2 to explain the meaning of How do you interpret these lines of the poem? verstaan يُفَسِّر обяснявам vyložit fortolke; udlægge interpretieren ερμηνεύω interpretar tõlgendama تفسیر کردن tulkita interpréter לְפָרֵש भाषान्तर करना tumačiti értelmez menafsirkan túlka, útskÿra interpretare 解釈する 의미를 설명하다 aiškinti izskaidrot; iztulkot mentafsir interpreteren (for)tolke, forklare tłumaczyć interpretar a interpreta толковать vysvetliť razlagati tumačiti tolka อธิบาย yorumlamak 詮釋 тлумачити, пояснювати تشریح کرنا giải nghĩa 解释
3 to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist. weergegee يُفَسِّر المَعْنى، يُوَضِّح интерпретирам interpretovat fortolke interpretieren ερμηνεύω, αποδίδω interpretar tõlgendama اجرا کردن tulkita interpréter לפרש व्याख्या करना objasniti előad interpretasi túlka interpretare 演奏する 연주(연출)하다 interpretuoti interpretēt menyampaikan vertolken fortolke, framføre interpretować interpretar a interpreta раскрывать замысел interpretovať interpretirati izvesti tolka, interpretera, återge แปลความหมาย yorumlamak; çalmak 透過表演或演奏詮釋 інтерпретувати کسی چیز کے معنی ظاہر کرنا thể hiện 表演
n inˌterpreˈtation
vertaling تَفْسير، تأويل، تَرْجَمَه интерпретация interpretace fortolkning; udlægning die Interpretation (δι)ερμηνεία interpretación tõlgendus تفسیر؛ ترجمه tulkkaus, tulkinta interprétation פֵּירוּש बयान tumačenje értelmezés; tolmácsolás, interpretáció penafsiran túlkun interpretazione 解釈 통역 vertimas, aiškinimas, interpretacija (mutvārdu) tulkojums; izskaidrojums; iztulkojums; interpretācija terjemahan vertolking, interpretatie tyding, (for)tolking, framføring interpretacja interpretação interpretare перевод; толкование interpretácia interpretacija interpretacija tolkning, interpretation การแปลความหมาย yorumlama, yorum; çevirme, tercüme etme 口譯，詮釋 тлумачення; інтерпретація ترجمانی، تشریح sự phiên dịch 解释，口译
n inˈterpreter
a person who translates the words of a speaker into the language of his hearers. vertaler مُتَرْجِم، مُفَسِّر преводач tlumočník, -ice tolk der/die Dolmetscher(in) διερμηνέας intérprete tõlk مترجم شفاهی tulkki interprète מְתוּרגְמָן अनुवादक tumač tolmács penerjemah túlkur interprete 通訳 통역자 vertėjas tulks juru bahasa tolk tolk tłumacz intérprete interpret переводчик tlmočník, -čka tolmač prevodilac tolk ล่าม çevirmen, tercüman; yorumcu 口譯員 усний перекладач; тлумач ترجمان phiên dịch viên 译员
interpret → يُفَسِر vyložit fortolke interpretieren ερμηνεύω interpretar tulkita interpréter tumačiti interpretare 解釈する 해석하다 interpreteren tolke zinterpretować interpretar толковать tolka แปล yorumlamak giải thích 翻译
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