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interpretar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enact verb To officially pass a bill into law.
  • interpret verb To explain or work out the meaning of something, especially a language, gesture, sign, or piece of art.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.
  • perform verb To carry out an action or task.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.

Senses

interpretar 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.
  • make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
  • perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.

enact — full definition

  1. verb To officially pass a bill into law.
  2. verb To perform or act out a role or scene.

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.

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