interpretar

v.

1 to interpret.

2 to perform (artísticamente) (obra de teatro, sinfonía).

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interpretar

► verbo transitivo

1 to interpret

2 (obra, pieza) to perform; (papel) to play; (canción) to sing

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verb

1) to interpret

2) perform

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VT

1) [+ texto, mensaje] to interpret

interpretar mal — to misinterpret, misunderstand

2) (Ling) to interpret

interpretar del chino al ruso — to interpret from Chinese into Russian

3) (Mús) [+ pieza] to play, perform; [+ canción] to sing; (Teat) [+ papel] to play

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <texto/comentario/sueño> to interpret

interpretó mal tus palabras — she misinterpreted what you said

2)

a) <papel/personaje> to play

b) <pieza/sinfonía> to play, perform; <canción> to sing

2.

interpretar vi (Ling) to interpret

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= execute, interpret, paraphrase, place + interpretation, read, construe, rephrase, frame, play out, decipher.

Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex. Cataloguing codes give general guidance, which must be interpreted in specific instances.

Ex. A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).

Ex. If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.

Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, Recruitment, Chemistry.

Ex. This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.

Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.

Ex. This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Ex. The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.

Ex. Such redundant entries are difficult to decipher and expensive to produce and maintain.

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* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información espacial = spatial literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información estadística = statistical literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información gráfica = graphic literacy.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* interpretar de nuevo = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* interpretarse como = be thought of as.

* malinterpretar = misread, misconstrue.

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <texto/comentario/sueño> to interpret

interpretó mal tus palabras — she misinterpreted what you said

2)

a) <papel/personaje> to play

b) <pieza/sinfonía> to play, perform; <canción> to sing

2.

interpretar vi (Ling) to interpret

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= execute, interpret, paraphrase, place + interpretation, read, construe, rephrase, frame, play out, decipher.

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex: Cataloguing codes give general guidance, which must be interpreted in specific instances.

Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).

Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.

Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, Recruitment, Chemistry.

Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.

Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.

Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.

Ex: Such redundant entries are difficult to decipher and expensive to produce and maintain.

* capacidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información espacial = spatial literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información estadística = statistical literacy.

* capacidad de interpretar información gráfica = graphic literacy.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* interpretar de nuevo = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* interpretar la ley = interpret + the law.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* interpretarse como = be thought of as.

* malinterpretar = misread, misconstrue.

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

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interpretar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹texto/comentario/sueño› to interpret

me hizo un gesto que no supe interpretar I didn't know how to interpret o what to make of her gesture

el decorador ha sabido interpretar mis deseos the designer has successfully interpreted my wishes

interpretó mal tus palabras she misinterpreted what you said

B

1 ‹papel/personaje› to play

2 ‹pieza/sinfonía› to play, perform; ‹canción› to sing

■ interpretar

vi

(Ling) to interpret

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interpretar (conjugate interpretar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹texto/comentario/sueño› to interpret;

◊ interpretó mal tus palabras she misinterpreted what you said

2

a) ‹papel/personaje› to play

b) ‹pieza/sinfonía› to play, perform;

‹canción› to sing
interpretar verbo transitivo
1 (entender, descifrar, traducir) to interpret
2 Teat (un papel) to play
(obra) to perform
Mús to play, perform: interpretaremos una canción popular, we'll sing a folk song
'interpretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tomarse
- hacer
English:
act
- construe
- interpret
- misinterpret
- misread
- perform
- play
- read
- misunderstand

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interpretar

♦ vt

1. [entender, explicar] to interpret;

interpretar mal to misinterpret;

interpretamos sus palabras como una amenaza we are interpreting o taking his words as a threat

2. [artísticamente] [obra de teatro, sinfonía] to perform;

[papel] to play; [canción] to sing

3. [traducir] to interpret

♦ vi

[traducir] to interpret;

interpretar del español al inglés to interpret from Spanish into English

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interpretar

v/t

1 interpret

2 TEA play

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interpretar vt

1) : to interpret

2) : to play, to perform

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interpretar vb

1. (en general) to interpret

no sé cómo interpretar su silencio I don't know how to interpret his silence

no quiero que me interpretes mal I don't want you to misinterpret me

2. (música) to perform

interpretó una sonata muy famosa she performed a very famous sonata

3. (papel) to play

va a interpretar el papel de Hamlet he's going to play the part of Hamlet