Interpreter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

someone who uses art to represent something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtə/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚ/.

Examples

his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature
she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles
the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

representative spokesperson translator interpretive program voice

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
noun	someone who uses art to represent something “his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature”
noun	an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose “the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”
noun	(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

Word Forms

interpret	verb	restate (words) from one language into another language
translate	verb	restate (words) from one language into another language

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

interprète

quelqu'un qui fait la médiation entre des locuteurs de langues différentes

🇪🇸Spanish

intérprete

alguien que media entre hablantes de diferentes idiomas

🇮🇹Italian

interprete

qualcuno che media tra parlanti di lingue diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

tolk

iemand die bemiddelt tussen sprekers van verschillende talen

🇵🇹Portuguese

intérprete

alguém que faz a mediação entre falantes de línguas diferentes

🇷🇺Russian

устный переводчик

тот, кто является посредником между носителями разных языков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुभाषिया

वह व्यक्ति जो विभिन्न भाषा बोलने वालों के बीच मध्यस्थता करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দোভাষী

যে কেউ বিভিন্ন ভাষার ভাষাভাষীদের মধ্যে মধ্যস্থতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர்

வெவ்வேறு மொழிகளைப் பேசுபவர்களிடையே மத்தியஸ்தம் செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాఖ్యాత

వివిధ భాషలు మాట్లాడేవారి మధ్య మధ్యవర్తిత్వం వహించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

दुभाषी

भिन्न भाषा बोलणाऱ्यांमध्ये मध्यस्थी करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુભાષિયા

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વિવિધ ભાષાઓના બોલનારા વચ્ચે મધ્યસ્થી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಕಾರ

ವಿವಿಧ ಭಾಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವವರ ನಡುವೆ ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ ವಹಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാഖ്യാതാവ്

വ്യത്യസ്ത ഭാഷകൾ സംസാരിക്കുന്നവർക്കിടയിൽ മധ്യസ്ഥത വഹിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਭਾਸ਼ੀਏ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਵਿਚੋਲਗੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مترجم

کوئی ایسا شخص جو مختلف زبانوں کے بولنے والوں کے درمیان ثالثی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

口译员

在不同语言的使用者之间进行调解的人

🇯🇵Japanese

通訳者

異なる言語の話者の間を仲介する人

🇰🇷Korean

통역사

서로 다른 언어를 사용하는 사람들 사이를 중재하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông dịch viên

một người làm trung gian giữa những người nói các ngôn ngữ khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ล่าม

คนที่เป็นสื่อกลางระหว่างผู้พูดภาษาต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penerjemah

seseorang yang menjadi perantara antara penutur bahasa yang berbeda

🇲🇾Malay

jurubahasa

seseorang yang menjadi pengantara antara penutur bahasa yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مترجم

شخص يتوسط بين المتحدثين بلغات مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

مترجم

کسی که بین گویشوران زبان های مختلف واسطه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tercüman

farklı dilleri konuşanlar arasında arabuluculuk yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוּרגְמָן

מישהו שמתווך בין דוברי שפות שונות

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