All 18 Uses
interpret
in
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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- By any interpretation that would be attempted murder.†
Part 1interpretation = 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 4interpretation = 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 2misinterpreted = wrongly translatedstandard 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
Definitions:
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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
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(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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)