übersetzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- compilation noun A collection of things gathered together from different sources into one place.
- 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.
- translate verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.
- translation noun A version of a text or speech rendered in a different language.
Senses
übersetzen is used for these senses in English:
- compilation (countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
- 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.
- translate (transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
- translation (translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
compilation — full definition
- noun A collection of things gathered together from different sources into one place.
- noun The process of translating source code into a form a computer can run.
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.