Interpretation & Translation 1 Nguyễn Đức Châu

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin interpretātiō, noun of action from interpretor (to explain, expound, interpret, understand, conclude, infer, comprehend) Morphologically interpret +‎ -ation

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ta‧tion

Noun[edit]

interpretation (countable and uncountable, plural interpretations)

  1. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.

    The interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma

    The interpretation of the rules

  2. (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.

    Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

  3. (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
    • 1994, Richard K. Seymour, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Translation and Interpreting: Bridging East and West : Selected Conference Papers, University of Hawaii Press (→ISBN), page 11 I believe that interpretation, particularly consecutive interpretation, is an art. I also believe, however, that the skill of consecutive interpretation can be taught, but only up to a point.
    • 2002, Alessandra Riccardi, Translation Studies: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline, Cambridge University Press (→ISBN), page 90 Interpretation studies is a young discipline, much younger than translation studies, and it cannot claim a long tradition and history of reflexions [sic] and studies.
    • 2013, Sana Loue, Handbook of Immigrant Health, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 61 The most pervasive need of non-English-speaking immigrants and refugees is interpretation for every English transaction. Interpretation is needed in stores, schools, and job training, and it is of critical importance in health care.
    Synonym: interpretingHyponyms: simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation
  4. (uncountable) The power of explaining.
  5. (countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
  6. (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
  7. (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
  8. (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.
  9. heritage interpretation

Derived terms[edit]

  • Bohm interpretation
  • consecutive interpretation
  • counterinterpretation
  • heritage interpretation
  • interpretational
  • many-worlds interpretation
  • misinterpretation
  • noninterpretation
  • overinterpretation
  • photographic interpretation
  • reinterpretation
  • simultaneous interpretation
  • underinterpretation

[edit]

  • interpret
  • interpretative
  • interpreter
  • interpretive

Translations[edit]

act of interpreting

  • Arabic: تَفْسِير‎ m (tafsīr)
  • Belarusian: інтэрпрэта́цыя f (interpretácyja)
  • Bulgarian: тълкуване (bg) n (tǎlkuvane), обяснение (bg) n (objasnenie)
  • Catalan: interpretació (ca) f
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 翻譯 (zh), 翻译 (zh) (fānyì)
  • Danish: tolkning c
  • Dutch: interpretatie (nl) f
  • Estonian: tõlgendamine
  • Finnish: tulkkaus (fi), tulkkaaminen (fi)
  • French: interprétation (fr) f
  • German: Interpretation (de) f, Auslegung (de) f
  • Greek: ερμηνεία (el) f (ermineía)Ancient: ἑρμηνεία f (hermēneía), ἑρμήνευμα n (hermḗneuma)
  • Hindi: तफसीर (hi) m (taphsīr)
  • Hungarian: értelmezés (hu), (in compound with álom ’dream’) -fejtés (hu)
  • Indonesian: interpretasi (id)
  • Irish: teangaireacht f, míniú m
  • Japanese: 通訳 (ja) (つうやく, tsūyaku)
  • Javanese: interpretasi
  • Kazakh: аударма (kk) (audarma)
  • Khmer: ការបកស្រាយ (kar bakasray)
  • Korean: 통역 (ko) (tong'yeok)
  • Maori: whakamāoritanga, whakamāramatanga
  • Mongolian: тайлбарлал (mn) (taylbarlal)
  • Polish: interpretacja (pl) f
  • Portuguese: interpretação (pt) f
  • Romanian: interpretare (ro) f
  • Russian: перево́д (ru) m (perevód) (from one language to another), интерпрета́ция (ru) f (intɛrpretácija), тракто́вка (ru) f (traktóvka), толкова́ние (ru) n (tolkovánije)
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mhìneachadh m
  • Spanish: interpretación (es) f
  • Swahili: ufasiri, ukalimani
  • Swedish: tolkning (sv) c
  • Tagalog: interpretasyon, pagkahulugan
  • Ukrainian: інтерпрета́ція f (interpretácija)
  • Uzbek: talqin (uz)

sense given by an interpreter

  • Arabic: تَفْسِير‎ m (tafsīr)
  • Catalan: interpretació (ca) f
  • Cebuano: hubad
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏁᏟᏔᏅᎢ (anetlitanvi)
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 解釋 (zh), 解释 (zh) (jiěshì)
  • Danish: tolkning c
  • Estonian: tõlgendus
  • Finnish: tulkinta (fi)
  • French: interprétation (fr) f
  • German: Interpretation (de) f, Deutung (de) f, Auslegung (de) f
  • Greek: ερμηνεία (el) f (ermineía)Ancient: ἑρμηνεία f (hermēneía), ἑρμήνευμα n (hermḗneuma)
  • Hindi: तफसीर (hi) m (taphsīr), अनुवाद (hi) m (anuvād)
  • Hungarian: értelmezés (hu)
  • Japanese: 解釈 (ja) (かいしゃく, kaishaku)
  • Javanese: interpretasi
  • Khmer: បកស្រាយ (bakasray)
  • Maori: whakamāramatanga
  • Mongolian: тайлах (mn) (taylah)
  • Plautdietsch: Äwasatunk f
  • Polish: interpretacja (pl) f
  • Portuguese: interpretação (pt) f
  • Romanian: interpretare (ro) f, semnificație (ro) f
  • Russian: интерпрета́ция (ru) f (intɛrpretácija), тракто́вка (ru) f (traktóvka), толкова́ние (ru) n (tolkovánije), объясне́ние (ru) n (obʺjasnénije)
  • Sanskrit: अनुवाद (sa) n (anuvāda)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciallachadh m
  • Spanish: interpretación (es) f
  • Swahili: tafsiri (sw)
  • Swedish: tolkning (sv) c
  • Uzbek: tushuntirib berish

artist's way of expressing his thought

  • Bulgarian: интерпретация (bg) f (interpretacija)
  • Danish: tolkning c
  • Finnish: tulkinta (fi)
  • German: Interpretation (de) f
  • Greek: ερμηνεία (el) f (ermineía)
  • Hungarian: előadás (hu), tolmácsolás (hu), interpretáció
  • Portuguese: interpretação (pt) f
  • Romanian: interpretare (ro) f
  • Russian: интерпрета́ция (ru) f (intɛrpretácija), тракто́вка (ru) f (traktóvka), толкова́ние (ru) n (tolkovánije)
  • Swedish: tolkning (sv) c

Translations to be checked

See also[edit]

  • (logic): valuation

Further reading[edit]

  • interpretation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • interpretation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

What does interpretation mean example?

interpretation noun [C or U] (EXPLANATION) an explanation or opinion of what something means: The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law. The rules are vague and open to interpretation. It is difficult for many people to accept a literal interpretation of the Bible. More examples.

What is called interpretation?

Interpretation is the act of explaining, reframing, or otherwise showing your own understanding of something. A person who translates one language into another is called an interpreter because they are explaining what a person is saying to someone who doesn't understand.

What is the definition to interpret?

transitive verb. : to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms.

What can I say instead of interpretation?

synonyms for interpretation.
analysis..
clarification..
explanation..
judgment..
meaning..
perception..
reading..
translation..