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conference interpreting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Interpreting carried out in formal settings (typically in simultaneous mode, in multilingual conferences taking place in international organisations).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Synonyms: conference interpretation

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: konferenční tlumočení — Translations
  • Danish: konferencetolkning — Translations
  • Dutch: conferentietolken — Translations
  • Finnish: konferenssitulkkaus — Translations
  • French: interprétation de conférence — Translations
  • German: Konferenzdolmetschen — Translations
  • Greek: διερμηνεία συνεδρίων (diermineía synedríon) — Translations
  • Italian: interpretazione di conferenza — Translations
  • Polish: tłumaczenie konferencyjne — Translations
  • Portuguese: interpretação de conferência — Translations
  • Spanish: interpretación de conferencias — Translations
  • Swedish: konferenstolkning — Translations