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traduzir — 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

traduzir 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.]
  • 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.

render — full definition

  1. verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  2. verb To give or provide, especially a service, help, or judgment.
  3. verb To translate or perform something in a particular way.
  4. verb To generate a finished image or model from digital data.
  5. noun A layer of plaster or stucco applied to a wall.

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