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interpret
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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By any interpretation that would be attempted murder.†
Part 1

interpretation = a particular understanding or explanation
He had had the feeling before and had trained himself to interpret it as an alarm triggered by instinct.†
Part 1 *

interpret = to understand or explain something in a particular way
He could sense a cold shadow passing through the room, and interpreted this as a sign that the patient felt fear and shame beneath her imperturbable exterior.†
Part 3 *

interpreted = translated
So much is an invasion of privacy, and her mental state becomes the subject of interpretation.†
Part 4

interpretation = a particular understanding or explanation
And that I came to her room at night ....This is a classic manifestation of her inability to interpret reality; or rather, she is giving reality her own interpretation.†
Part 4
I maintain that her behaviour showed that she was a danger to herself, but this might be a question of interpretation.†
Part 4
A large part deals with your interpretation of her personality, her behaviour, and her sexual habits.†
Part 4
Of course, it depends on how we interpret the confiscated weapons.†
Part 1
At the same time, it could be interpreted as the prime minister giving his approval to the establishment of a body that would also monitor particularly sensitive individuals outside SIS, such as the prime minister himself.†
Part 1
Then I'll choose to interpret it that way.†
Part 2
But I don't know the objective of the conspiracy, or whether I've misinterpreted something.†
Part 2

misinterpreted = wrongly translated

standard prefix: The prefix "mis-" in misinterpreted means wrong and reverses the meaning of interpreted. This is the same pattern you see in words like misunderstand, misbehave, and misuse.
"We misinterpreted the reason for the cocaine," Figuerola said.†
Part 4
"Are we to interpret your silence to mean that you don't want to answer any questions?" he asked.†
Part 4
In this instance we need no witnesses or interpretations to invariably contradict one another.†
Part 4
And that I came to her room at night ....This is a classic manifestation of her inability to interpret reality; or rather, she is giving reality her own interpretation.†
Part 4
As psychiatrists we must teach ourselves to interpret the overall picture.†
Part 4
We can interpret that as a manifestation of self-hate.†
Part 4
You may disagree with my conclusions, and another psychiatrist may interpret an action or an event in a different way.†
Part 4

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(1) (interpret as in: interpret Spanish to English)
to translate someone’s words into spoken words of another language while they are speaking
(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
(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
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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interpret
in
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
(Auto-generated)