interpreter

See also: interpréter

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin interpretor (“to explain, expound, understand”), from interpres (“agent, translator”).

Displaced native Old English wealhstod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtəːpɹɪtə/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pret‧er

Noun

interpreter (plural interpreters)

  1. One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
    A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
  2. (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
  3. (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
    Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.

Synonyms

  • (computing): terp (slang)

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Latin

Verb

interpreter

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of interpretor

Middle French

Verb

interpreter

  1. to interpret; to find meaning in something

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of interpreter
simple compound
infinitive interpreter avoir interpreté
gerund en interpretant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle interpretant
past participle interpreté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present interprete interpretes interprete interpretons interpretez interpretent
imperfect interpretois, interpretoys interpretois, interpretoys interpretoit, interpretoyt interpretions, interpretyons interpretiez, interpretyez interpretoient, interpretoyent
past historic interpreta interpretas interpreta interpretasmes interpretastes interpreterent
future interpreterai, interpreteray interpreteras interpretera interpreterons interpreterez interpreteront
conditional interpreterois, interpreteroys interpreterois, interpreteroys interpreteroit, interpreteroyt interpreterions, interpreteryons interpreteriez, interpreteryez interpreteroient, interpreteroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present interprete interpretes interprete interpretons interpretez interpretent
imperfect interpretasse interpretasses interpretast interpretassions interpretassiez interpretassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— interprete — interpretons interpretez —

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English interpreter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intěrpreter/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ter

Noun

intèrpreter m (Cyrillic spelling интѐрпретер)

  1. interpreter

Declension

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