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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

通訳する

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsūyaku suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interpret/ɪnˈtɜːr.prɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は会議で英語を日本語に通訳した。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To explain the meaning of something, or to translate orally from one language into another.

    "She was hired to interpret the negotiations between the two diplomats."
  2. 2

    To understand an action, mood, or way of behaving as having a particular meaning or significance.

    "His silence was interpreted as agreement by the committee."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French interpreter, via Latin interpretari meaning to explain, translate, or expound, ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European base for understanding and negotiation.

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