interpreter
part of speech
noun (an interpreter, interpreters)
meaning for a pupil
1) An interpreter is a person whose job is to change what someone says from one language into another, out loud, as they speak. tree →
2) (computing) An interpreter is a computer program that reads and runs code line by line. tree →
3) An interpreter is someone who explains the meaning of something, like a performer of music or a person who explains a dream or a text. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Joseph spoke through an interpreter to hide that he understood his brothers. Tradition notes that this shows they did not know him. In the primary lessons: In everyday life interpreters help at hospitals, courts, schools and international meetings; sign language interpreters help deaf people. In computing lessons, Python uses an interpreter. In the Bible, Joseph was an interpreter of dreams. Phrases: «through an interpreter», «sign language interpreter».
examples
- And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them. (Torah GEN.42.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The doctor spoke to the family through an interpreter. tree →
- A sign language interpreter stood next to the speaker. tree →
- Interpreters at the UN listen and speak at the same time. tree →
- My aunt works as a Ukrainian interpreter. tree →
- Joseph was the interpreter of Pharaoh's dreams. tree →
- Python code runs in an interpreter. tree →
note
Countable: an interpreter (starts with a vowel, so «an»). Verb: interpret; noun: interpretation. Trap: an interpreter works with speech, a translator works with writing — people often mix them up. Spelled -er.
In the corpora
- And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.
- Sign language interpreters translate live between spoken language and sign language, so Deaf people can follow things like the news.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «interpreter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.