interpreter

ɪnˈtɜrprɪtər

Definition

Definition of interpreter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

languageperson translating spoken language in real-time

The interpreter translated the speech at the conference.

transcriber

translator

technology

TECH.

program executing code line-by-line

TECH.

The interpreter runs the script without compiling it.

executor

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conference interpreter

interpreter working in formal settings like international conferences

The conference interpreter translated the speech for the delegates.

Origin of interpreter

Latin, interpretari (to explain)

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shebang

technology

character string '#!' in scripts indicating interpreter

allegorizer

interpreter

person who interprets stories symbolically

CLI

acr.

acr: command-line interpreter

tool to interact with computer using text commands

decipherer

code interpreter

one who interprets unclear or coded messages

dragoman

history

interpreter for Arabic and Turkish languages

interpr.

abbr.

abr: interpreter

person who translates spoken words between languages

misunderstander

interpreter

one who interprets something wrongly

symboliser

interpreter

person skilled in interpreting symbols

Examples of interpreter in a sentence

An interpreter is essential for international meetings.
An interpreter is needed to debug the code efficiently.
The software uses an interpreter for real-time analysis.

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French:interprète, interpréteur, ...
German:Dolmetscher, Interpreter, ...
Italian:interprete, ...
Spanish:intérprete, ...
Portuguese:intérprete, interpretador, ...
Chinese:口译员, 解释器, ...
Japanese:通訳者, インタープリタ, ...
Arabic:مُترجِم فوري, مُفَسِّر, ...
Hebrew:מְתוּרְגְּמָן, מְפָרֵשׁ, ...
Russian:переводчик, интерпретатор, ...
Ukrainian:перекладач, інтерпретатор, ...
Hindi:दुभाषिया, इंटरप्रेटर, ...
Bengali:দোভাষী, ইন্টারপ্রেটার, ...
Catalan:intèrpret, ...
Czech:tlumočník, interpret, ...
Danish:tolk, fortolker, ...
Dutch:tolk, interpreter, ...
Greek:διερμηνέας, ...
Hungarian:tolmács, interpreter, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបកប្រែផ្ទាល់មាត់, កម្មវិធីបកប្រែកូដ, ...
Korean:통역사, 인터프리터, ...
Persian:مترجم شفاهی, مفسر, ...
Polish:tłumacz, interpreter, ...
Portuguese (BR):intérprete, interpretador, ...
Romanian:interpret, executant de cod, ...
Swedish:tolk, ...
Thai:ล่าม, ตัวแปลภาษา, ...
Turkish:tercüman, yorumlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:thông dịch viên, trình thông dịch, ...

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