All 17 Uses of
interpret
in
War and Peace
- Militiamen and recruits were being enrolled in the villages, and from the seat of war came contradictory news, false as usual and therefore variously interpreted.†
Chpt 5
- Then our talk turned to the interpretation of the seven pillars and steps of the Temple, the seven sciences, the seven virtues, the seven vices, and the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.†
Chpt 6
- During all these discussions Pfuel and his interpreter, Wolzogen (his "bridge" in court relations), were silent.†
Chpt 9
- Followed by Lelorgne d'Ideville, an interpreter, he overtook Napoleon at a gallop and reined in his horse with an amused expression.†
Chpt 10
- Lelorgne d'Ideville smilingly interpreted this speech to Napoleon thus: "If a battle takes place within the next three days the French will win, but if later, God knows what will happen."†
Chpt 10
- The interpreter translated these words without the last phrase, and Bonaparte smiled.†
Chpt 10
- "As soon as Napoleon's interpreter had spoken," says Thiers, "the Cossack, seized by amazement, did not utter another word, but rode on, his eyes fixed on the conqueror whose fame had reached him across the steppes of the East.†
Chpt 10
- Il etait temps," * said he, and dismounting he ordered a plan of Moscow to be spread out before him, and summoned Lelorgne d'Ideville, the interpreter.†
Chpt 11
- An interpreter rode up to the group.†
Chpt 11
- The interpreter addressed an old porter and asked if it was far to the Kremlin.†
Chpt 11
- The porter, listening in perplexity to the unfamiliar Polish accent and not realizing that the interpreter was speaking Russian, did not understand what was being said to him and slipped behind the others.†
Chpt 11
- Murat approached the interpreter and told him to ask where the Russian army was.†
Chpt 11
- One of the Russians understood what was asked and several voices at once began answering the interpreter.†
Chpt 11
- Call the interpreter.†
Chpt 11 *
- "He does not look like a common man," said the interpreter, after a searching look at Pierre.†
Chpt 11
- "Who are you?" asked the interpreter in poor Russian.†
Chpt 11
- And these simple words, her look, and the expression on her face which accompanied them, formed for two months the subject of inexhaustible memories, interpretations, and happy meditations for Pierre.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(interpret as in: interpret Spanish to English) to translate words into spoken words of another language
(This word is especially used in place of translate when the translation is done real-time, or on-the-fly, or immediately as needed.)