tulkita — meaning in English

English meaning

• construe noun A translation.
• decode verb To convert something coded or encrypted back into ordinary, understandable form.
• interpret verb To explain or work out the meaning of something, especially a language, gesture, sign, or piece of art.
• render verb To cause something to become a certain way.

Senses

tulkita is used for these senses in English:

• construe (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
• decode To figure out something difficult to interpret.
• lay out (transitive, colloquial, US) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill.
• render (obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.

construe — full definition

1. noun A translation.
2. noun An interpretation.

decode — full definition

1. verb To convert something coded or encrypted back into ordinary, understandable form.
2. verb To work out the meaning of something confusing or unclear.

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