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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

통역하다

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tong-yeok-ha-da

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Interpret/ɪnˈtɜːr.prɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 국제회의에서 통역을 맡았다."

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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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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