All 3 Uses of
interpret
in
Into Thin Air
- After the expedition, when I asked Anatoli why he had hurried down ahead of his group, he handed me the transcript of an interview he'd given a few days previously to Men's journal through a Russian interpreter.†
Chpt 15interpreter = someone who translates language
- The first said that his name was Muneo Nukita-he was an accomplished Himalayan climber who'd twice reached the top of Everestand then politely explained that he was acting as a guide and an interpreter for the other two, whom he introduced as Yasuko Namba's husband, Kenichi Namba, and her brother.†
Chpt 21 *
- We interpret what we see, select the most workable of the multiple choices.†
Chpt 8
Definitions:
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(1)
(interpret as in: interpret Spanish to English) to translate words into spoken words of another language
(This word is especially used in place of translate when the translation is done real-time, or on-the-fly, or immediately as needed.) -
(2)
(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something
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(3)
(interpret as in: her musical interpretation) capture someone else's ideas, or express personal artistic ideas or feelings while performing someone else's work