interpreter

See also: interpréter

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin interpretor (to explain, expound, understand), from interpres (agent, translator).

Displaced native Old English wealhstod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtəːpɹɪtə/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pret‧er

Noun

interpreter (plural interpreters)

  1. (translation studies) One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
    A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
  2. (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit. One who does heritage interpretation.
  3. (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
    Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.

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Latin

Verb

interpreter

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of interpretor

Middle French

Verb

interpreter

  1. to interpret; to find meaning in something

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English interpreter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intěrpreter/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ter

Noun

intèrpreter m (Cyrillic spelling интѐрпретер)

  1. interpreter

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