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in·ter·view  (ntr-vy)

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: "I had been warned that [he] was a tough interviewthat he doled out flip answers ... to questions he was tired of being asked" (David Roberts).

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 vidre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]

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inter·viewa·ble adj.

inter·view·ee n.

inter·viewer n.

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interview [ˈɪntəˌvjuː]

n

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

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

vb

1. to conduct an interview with (someone)

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

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

interviewee  n

interviewer  n

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.

Translations

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

n interview [ˈintəvjuː]

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 pohovor; interview interview das Interview συνέντευξη entrevista usutlus مصاحبه haastattelu entrevue, interview רֵאָיוֹן भेंट intervju beszélgetés, interjú wawancara viðtal colloquio; intervista 面接 인터뷰, 면담 interviu, pokalbis intervija; [] tikšanās/saruna temuduga interview intervju wywiad 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

v

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 mít rozhovor, interview interviewe interviewen παίρνω συνέντευξη entrevistar 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 interviewen intervjue, ha samtale med przeprowadzać wywiad 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

n interviewer

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

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interview → مقابلة, يُجْري مقابلة pohovor, udělat 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 интервью, интервьюировать intervju, intervjua การสัมภาษณ์, สัมภาษณ์ görüşme, görüşme yapmak cuộc phỏng vấn, phỏng vấn 面谈