All 3 Uses of
interpret
in
The Mark of Athena
- Over the last few months, Leo had learned to interpret this machine language.
p. 54.9 *interpret = translate
- After all, the last time Piper had tried to interpret a vision from her knife, Percy and Jason had almost killed each other in Kansas.†
p. 229.6
- Her gray eyes turned extra thunderstorm dark, which Percy could interpret just fine: Remember what I said, buddy.†
p. 385.1
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