interpretation

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/
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• Canada, General-American: /ɪnˌtɝpɹəˈteɪʃən/
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• Australian: /ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈtæɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER2 P R IH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English interpretacioun, from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French interpretacion, from Latin interpretātiō, noun of action from interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret, understand, conclude, infer, comprehend”). Morphologically interpret + -ation.

128 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَفْسِير (tafsīr) — act of interpreting
• Belarusian: інтэрпрэта́цыя (interpretácyja) — act of interpreting
• Bulgarian: тълкуване (tǎlkuvane) — act of interpreting
• Bulgarian: обяснение (objasnenie) — act of interpreting
• Catalan: interpretació — act of interpreting
• Chinese Mandarin: 翻譯 /翻译 (fānyì) — act of interpreting
• Danish: tolkning — act of interpreting
• Dutch: interpretatie — act of interpreting
• Estonian: tõlgendamine — act of interpreting
• Finnish: tulkkaus — act of interpreting
• Finnish: tulkkaaminen — act of interpreting
• French: interprétation — act of interpreting
• German: Interpretation — act of interpreting
• German: Auslegung — act of interpreting
• Greek: ερμηνεία (ermineía) — act of interpreting
• Ancient Greek: ἑρμηνεία (hermēneía) — act of interpreting
• Ancient Greek: ἑρμήνευμα (hermḗneuma) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: निर्वचन (nirvacan) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: अर्थनिर्वचन (arthanirvacan) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: अर्थापन (arthāpan) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: व्याख्या (vyākhyā) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: ताबीर (tābīr) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: तरजुमा (tarjumā) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: तफ़सीर (tafsīr) — act of interpreting
• Hindi: अर्थनिर्णय (arthanirṇay) — act of interpreting
• Hungarian: értelmezés — act of interpreting
• Hungarian: (in compound with álom ’dream’) -fejtés — act of interpreting
• Indonesian: interpretasi — act of interpreting
• Irish: teangaireacht — act of interpreting
• Irish: míniú — act of interpreting
• Japanese: 通訳 (tsūyaku) — act of interpreting
• Javanese: interpretasi — act of interpreting
• Kazakh: аударма (audarma) — act of interpreting
• Khmer: ការបកស្រាយ (kar bakasray) — act of interpreting
• Korean: 통역 (tong'yeok) — act of interpreting
• Māori: whakamāoritanga — act of interpreting
• Māori: whakamāramatanga — act of interpreting
• Mongolian: тайлбарлал (tajlbarlal) — act of interpreting
• Persian: تفسیر (tafsīr) — act of interpreting
• Persian: سفرنگ (safrang) — act of interpreting
• Polish: interpretacja — act of interpreting
• Portuguese: interpretação — act of interpreting
• Romanian: interpretare — act of interpreting
• Russian: перево́д (perevód) — act of interpreting
• Russian: интерпрета́ция (intɛrpretácija) — act of interpreting
• Russian: тракто́вка (traktóvka) — act of interpreting
• Russian: толкова́ние (tolkovánije) — act of interpreting
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mhìneachadh — act of interpreting
• Spanish: interpretación — act of interpreting
• Swahili: ufasiri — act of interpreting
• Swahili: ukalimani — act of interpreting
• Swedish: tolkning — act of interpreting
• Tagalog: interpretasyon — act of interpreting
• Tagalog: pagkahulugan — act of interpreting
• Ukrainian: інтерпрета́ція (interpretácija) — act of interpreting
• Ukrainian: тлума́чення (tlumáčennja) — act of interpreting
• Uzbek: talqin — act of interpreting
• Arabic: تَفْسِير (tafsīr) — sense given by an interpreter
• Catalan: interpretació — sense given by an interpreter
• Cebuano: hubad — sense given by an interpreter
• Cherokee: ᎠᏁᏟᏔᏅᎢ (anetlitanvi) — sense given by an interpreter
• Chinese Mandarin: 解釋 /解释 (jiěshì) — sense given by an interpreter
• Danish: tolkning — sense given by an interpreter
• Estonian: tõlgendus — sense given by an interpreter
• Finnish: tulkinta — sense given by an interpreter
• French: interprétation — sense given by an interpreter
• German: Interpretation — sense given by an interpreter
• German: Deutung — sense given by an interpreter
• German: Auslegung — sense given by an interpreter
• Greek: ερμηνεία (ermineía) — sense given by an interpreter
• Ancient Greek: ἑρμηνεία (hermēneía) — sense given by an interpreter
• Ancient Greek: ἑρμήνευμα (hermḗneuma) — sense given by an interpreter
• Hindi: अनुवाद (anuvād) — sense given by an interpreter
• Hungarian: értelmezés — sense given by an interpreter
• Japanese: 解釈 (kaishaku) — sense given by an interpreter
• Javanese: interpretasi — sense given by an interpreter
• Khmer: បកស្រាយ (bakasray) — sense given by an interpreter
• Māori: whakamāramatanga — sense given by an interpreter
• Mongolian: тайлах (tajlax) — sense given by an interpreter
• Plautdietsch: Äwasatunk — sense given by an interpreter
• Polish: interpretacja — sense given by an interpreter
• Portuguese: interpretação — sense given by an interpreter
• Romanian: interpretare — sense given by an interpreter
• Romanian: semnificație — sense given by an interpreter
• Russian: интерпрета́ция (intɛrpretácija) — sense given by an interpreter
• Russian: тракто́вка (traktóvka) — sense given by an interpreter
• Russian: толкова́ние (tolkovánije) — sense given by an interpreter
• Russian: объясне́ние (obʺjasnénije) — sense given by an interpreter
• Sanskrit: अनुवाद (anuvāda) — sense given by an interpreter
• Scottish Gaelic: ciallachadh — sense given by an interpreter
• Spanish: interpretación — sense given by an interpreter
• Swahili: tafsiri — sense given by an interpreter
• Swedish: tolkning — sense given by an interpreter
• Uzbek: tushuntirib berish — sense given by an interpreter
• Bulgarian: превод (prevod) — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Chinese Mandarin: 口譯 /口译 (kǒuyì) — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Danish: tolkning — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Dutch: tolken — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Finnish: tulkkaus — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• French: interprétation — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• German: Dolmetschen — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Greek: διερμηνεία (diermineía) — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Hungarian: tolmácsolás — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Polish: tłumaczenie — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Portuguese: interpretação — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Romanian: interpretare — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Romanian: interpretariat — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Russian: у́стный перево́д (ústnyj perevód) — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Spanish: interpretación — the discipline of translating a spoken language
• Bulgarian: интерпретация (interpretacija) — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Danish: tolkning — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Finnish: tulkinta — artist's way of expressing his thought
• German: Interpretation — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Greek: ερμηνεία (ermineía) — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Hungarian: előadás — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Hungarian: tolmácsolás — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Hungarian: interpretáció — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Portuguese: interpretação — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Romanian: interpretare — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Russian: интерпрета́ция (intɛrpretácija) — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Russian: тракто́вка (traktóvka) — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Russian: толкова́ние (tolkovánije) — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Swedish: tolkning — artist's way of expressing his thought
• Bulgarian: интерпретация (interpretacija) — process of applying general principles to the explanation of the results
• Estonian: tõlgendus — process of applying general principles to the explanation of the results
• Finnish: tulkinta — process of applying general principles to the explanation of the results
• Portuguese: interpretação — process of applying general principles to the explanation of the results
• Tagalog: pagkahulugan — process of applying general principles to the explanation of the results