traduire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- translate verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.
Senses
traduire is used for these senses in English:
- interpret To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
- render (transitive, dated) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
- traduce (archaic, transitive) To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate. [1530s to mid-19th c.]
interpret — full definition
- verb To explain or work out the meaning of something, especially a language, gesture, sign, or piece of art.
- verb To convert speech from one language into another in real time so people can understand each other.
- verb Computing: to run a program by reading and carrying out its instructions one at a time, instead of compiling it first.
render — full definition
- verb To cause something to become a certain way.
- verb To give or provide, especially a service, help, or judgment.
- verb To translate or perform something in a particular way.
- verb To generate a finished image or model from digital data.
- noun A layer of plaster or stucco applied to a wall.