English-Spanish translations for interpret

• interpretar
  He oído al señor Langen interpretar el Tratado. I heard Mr Langen interpret the treaty.
  Dicho apartado 26 se puede interpretar de dos maneras. There are two ways of interpreting Paragraph 26.
  ¿Cómo cabe interpretar todo esto? How is this to be interpreted?
• explicar
  Quizás puedan explicarnos mejor por qué las interpretan como contradictorias. Perhaps you can provide us with a better explanation of how you interpret them as contradicting each other.
  Este crecimiento se puede explicar por la ampliación de la Unión y la consiguiente necesidad de servicios de traducción e interpretación y de espacio. This growth can be explained by the enlargement of the Union, and the ensuing need for interpretation and translation services as well as space.
  Las cosas se pueden explicar de esta forma, pero supone prescindir de la realidad, es decir, interpretar el Convenio de Schengen en su contexto político. Matters can be explained in such a way, but to do so one has to choose to ignore reality and interpret the Schengen agreement in a convenient political context.
• exponer
  No obstante, quisiera exponer mi interpretación personal de su programa y hacerle tres preguntas fundamentales. I would, however, like to give my personal interpretation of your programme, and ask three fundamental questions.
  Asimismo deseo exponer mi esperanza de que la interpretación del punto 9 de dicho informe incluya los abusos dentro de la familia como motivo para solicitar asilo. I also wish to express my hope that the interpretation of Item 9 of the same report will be that abuse within the family should also be included as grounds for seeking asylum.
  En consecuencia y por las razones que acabo de exponer, es del todo inoportuno que la Presidencia en ejercicio del Consejo se entregue ahora a este ejercicio de interpretación. Therefore, for the reasons I have just given, it would be completely inappropriate for the President-in-Office of the Council to engage in this exercise of interpretation at the moment.
• traducir
  Quiero felicitar a los intérpretes, que han conseguido traducir la intervención prácticamente a la par. My compliments to the interpreters on keeping up with the speaker!
  Recuerden que los chistes son difíciles de traducir y hablen con los intérpretes. Remember that jokes are difficult to translate, and talk to the interpreters.
  Los traduciré no literal, ni lingüísticamente, sino por su significado. I interpret them them not as they are, not in terms of their words, but in terms of their meaning.

Definition of interpret

• To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc
• To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation
• To act as an interpreter

Examples

• to interpret an Indian speech
• The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill
• The way the musician interpreted a sonata was quite special
• an artist interprets a landscape
• He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates

Related words

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