Interpret Or Translate
Hello everyone,
If you give a text to a person to read. The text has written in a foreign language. You ask the person to read the text. After they read the text, you ask them to translate it orally. Here, can I use either "translate" or "interpret" as follows?
1. Translate it, please.
2. Interpret it, please.
Regards,
JA
Top answer
No, in that context we usually say 'translate'. There is sometimes some overlap, but here's the broad idea. translate means eg change the words from English to french.
- No, in that context we usually say 'translate'.
- There is sometimes some overlap, but here's the broad idea.
- translate means eg change the words from English to french.
- interpret focuses on explain the meaning.
- Clive
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No, in that context we usually say 'translate'.
There is sometimes some overlap, but here's the broad idea.
translate means eg change the words from English to french.
interpret focuses on explain the meaning.
Clive
0We call a person who translates speech on the fly, like at the UN, an interpreter even though what they do is translation. You can't translate without interpreting, when you look at it.
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