interpretor — meaning in English

English meaning

• interpret verb To explain or work out the meaning of something, especially a language, gesture, sign, or piece of art.
• translate verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.

Senses

interpretor is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

interpret — full definition

1. verb To explain or work out the meaning of something, especially a language, gesture, sign, or piece of art.
2. verb To convert speech from one language into another in real time so people can understand each other.
3. verb Computing: to run a program by reading and carrying out its instructions one at a time, instead of compiling it first.

translate — full definition

1. verb To change spoken or written words from one language into another.
2. verb To convert or express something in a different form.

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