interpreter
US: /ˌɪnˈtɝpɹətɝ/
UK: /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
interpreter /in'tə:pritə/- danh từ
- người giải thích, người làm sáng tỏ
- người hiểu (theo một cách nhất định)
- người trình diễn, người diễn xuất; người thể hiện
- người phiên dịch
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a person whose job is to translate what sb is saying into another language: Speaking through an interpreter, the President said that the talks were going well. + a sign language interpreter (= a person who translates what sb is saying into sign language for deaf people)
Compare: TRANSLATOR
2 a person who performs a piece of music or a role in a play in a way that clearly shows their ideas about its meaning: She was considered one of the finest interpreters of Debussy's music.
3 (computing) a computer program that changes the instructions of another program into a form that the computer can understand and use
Collocation
VERB + INTERPRETER
act as | speak through
Speaking through an interpreter, a Japanese fisherman gave his account of the tidal wave.
PREP.
~ for
Susan acted as interpreter for us.
JOB:
be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.
Concise dictionary
interpretersɪn'tɜrprɪtə(r) /-'tɜːp-noun
+someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
+someone who uses art to represent something
+an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
+(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
