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Webster 1913 Edition
Interpreter
In-ter′pret-er
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
entrepreteur
, L. interpretator
.] One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.
We think most men’s actions to be the
interpreters
of their thoughts. Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interpreter
INTER'PRETER
,Noun.
1.
A translator; one who renders the words of one language in words of corresponding signification in another.Definition 2024
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See also: interpréter
English
Noun
interpreter (plural interpreters)
- One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
- A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
- (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
- (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
- Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
one who interprets speech
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computer program
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Coordinate terms
- (in computing): compiler
Anagrams
Middle French
Verb
interpreter
- to interpret; to find meaning in something
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of interpreter
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | interpreter | avoir interpreté | |||||
| gerund | en interpretant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | interpretant | ||||||
| past participle | interpreté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | interprete | interpretes | interprete | interpretons | interpretez | interpretent |
| imperfect | interpretois, interpretoys | interpretois, interpretoys | interpretoit, interpretoyt | interpretions, interpretyons | interpretiez, interpretyez | interpretoient, interpretoyent | |
| past historic | interpreta | interpretas | interpreta | interpretasmes | interpretastes | interpreterent | |
| future | interpreterai, interpreteray | interpreteras | interpretera | interpreterons | interpreterez | interpreteront | |
| conditional | interpreterois, interpreteroys | interpreterois, interpreteroys | interpreteroit, interpreteroyt | interpreterions, interpreteryons | interpreteriez, interpreteryez | interpreteroient, interpreteroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | interprete | interpretes | interprete | interpretons | interpretez | interpretent |
| imperfect | interpretasse | interpretasses | interpretast | interpretassions | interpretassiez | interpretassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | interprete | — | interpretons | interpretez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: interpréter
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English interpreter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intěrpreter/
- Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ter
Noun
intèrpreter m (Cyrillic spelling интѐрпретер)
Declension
Declension of interpreter
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interpreter | interpreteri |
| genitive | interpretera | interpretera |
| dative | interpreteru | interpreterima |
| accusative | interpreter | interpretere |
| vocative | interpreteru | interpreteri |
| locative | interpreteru | interpreterima |
| instrumental | interpreterom | interpreterima |
Synonyms
- (person): tùmāč, interprètant, interprètātor, intèrprēt
- (computer program): interprètātor