All 4 Uses of
interpret
in
All's Well That Ends Well, by Shakespeare
- When you sally upon him, speak what terrible language you will; though you understand it not yourselves, no matter; for we must not seem to understand him, unless some one among us, whom we must produce for an interpreter.†
Scene 4.1interpreter = someone who translates language
- Good captain, let me be the interpreter.†
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- Our interpreter does it well.†
Scene 4.3
- As for you, interpreter, you must seem very politic.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(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.) -
(2)
(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something
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(3)
(interpret as in: her musical interpretation) capture someone else's ideas, or express personal artistic ideas or feelings while performing someone else's work