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Knowing well of the Amistad case, the commander of the Buzzard, Captain James Fitzgerald, granted Covey leave to serve as interpreter for the Amistad Committee and the blacks held in captive, saying it was the least the Crown could do in the situation.†
Chpt 2.8

interpreter = someone who translates language
That depends on one's interpretation of the Treaty of 1819," Judson said.†
Chpt 2.9

interpretation = a particular understanding or explanation
If they did, why, then, have their defense attorneys enlisted the services of an interpreter?†
Chpt 2.9

interpreter = someone who translates language
Regardless of how my decision goes, I strongly doubt that I would write it in such a way as to permit that interpretation.†
Chpt 2.9 *

interpretation = a particular understanding or explanation
Your Honor, I ask that Joseph Cinque be called along with the interpreter James Covey.†
Chpt 2.9

interpreter = someone who translates language
"Call Mr. Cinque and Mr. Covey," Judson said, "and let the record show that the court recognizes and accepts Mr. Covey's ability as interpreter for the Amistad negroes."†
Chpt 2.9
No. I have never had a slave," Singbe said through his interpreter.†
Chpt 2.9
The interpreter was talking to Cinque, taking a statement.†
Chpt 2.9
"Just after dark," Antonio said through a Spanish interpreter.
Chpt 2.9 *
Burnah divided his time between serving as an interpreter and teacher for the mission and working as a blacksmith in his native village in Mende.†
Chpt Epil.
If you interpreter cannot present himself to the court by then, you shall have to press on.†
Chpt 2.9
The highlight of the presentations, however, was Singbe's retelling of their voyage on the Amistad in his native Mende, with James Covey interpreting.†
Chpt 2.12

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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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