All 4 Uses of
interpret
in
The Man Without a Country
- We were all looking over the rail when the message came, and we all wished we could interpret, when the captain asked who spoke Portuguese.†
Chpt Rest
- But none of the officers did; and just as the captain was sending forward to ask if any of the people could, Nolan stepped out and said he should be glad to interpret, if the captain wished, as he understood the language.
Chpt Rest *interpret = translate
- And their interpreters, as we could understand, instantly said, "Ah, non Palmas," and began to propose infinite other expedients in most voluble language.†
Chpt Rest
- Vaughan always said he grew gray himself while Nolan struggled through this interpretation: I, who did not understand anything of the passion involved in it, saw that the very elements were melting with fervent heat, and that something was to pay somewhere.†
Chpt Rest *
Definitions:
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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.)
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(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something