interpreter

interpreter
a) One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.

Wei Li had to interpret the whole speech, and they didnt even give her any study materials beforehand.

b) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.

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  • interpréter — [ ɛ̃tɛrprete ] v. tr. <conjug. : 6> • 1155 ; lat. interpretari 1 ♦ Expliquer, rendre clair (ce qui est obscur dans un texte). ⇒ commenter, expliquer, gloser. Interpréter un document. Interpréter abusivement, tendancieusement un texte. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • interpreter — Interpreter. v. a. Expliquer quelque chose, en estre l interprete. Interpreter bien. interpreter mal. interpreter fidellement, mot à mot. ceux qui ont interpreté l Escriture sainte, interpreté Aristote, &c. comment interpretez vous ce passage?… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • interpreter — in‧ter‧pret‧er [ɪnˈtɜːprtə ǁ ˈtɜːrprtər] noun [countable] 1. someone who translates what someone says from one language into another, especially as their job: • Speaking through an interpreter, the Foreign Minister explained how impressed he… …   Financial and business terms

  • interpreter — et donner à cognoistre, Interpretari. Interpreter à mal, Recte facta detorquere. Interpreter le faict d aucun estre fait par despit de soy, In contumeliam suam vertere quod alius gesserit. Interpreter quelque chose en bonne partie, In optima spe… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Interpreter — Шаблон Interpreter(также известный как Интерпретатор) – Шаблон проектирования Поведенческий шаблон (Behavioral). Решает часто встречающуюся, подверженную изменениям задачу. Содержание 1 Описание 2 Проблема 3 Решение …   Википедия

  • interpreter — intèrpreter m DEFINICIJA inform. program koji prevodi instrukcije iz višeg programskog jezika u strojni jezik i izvršava ih, instrukciju po instrukciju, opr. kompajler ETIMOLOGIJA engl. interpreter ← lat. interpretari …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Interpreter — In*ter pret*er, n. [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L. interpretator.] One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties. [1913 Webster] We think most men s actions to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interpreter — index judge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • interpreter — (n.) one who translates spoken languages; a translator of written texts, late 14c., from O.Fr. interpreteor, from L.L. interpretatorem, agent noun from interpretari (see INTERPRET (Cf. interpret)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • interpreter — ► NOUN ▪ a person who interprets foreign speech orally …   English terms dictionary

  • interpreter — [in tʉr′prə tər] n. [ME interpretour < Anglo Fr < OFr interpreteur < LL(Ec) interpretator] 1. a person who interprets; specif., a person whose work is translating a foreign language orally, as in a conversation between people speaking… …   English World dictionary

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