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Phrase(s): interpret for someone
to translate speech in a foreign language for someone. (Interpreting is done in real time.) • Nina interpreted for Michael, since he understood very little Russian. • Is there someone who can interpret for me?, Phrase(s): interpret something for someone
1. to translate a foreign language for someone. (Interpreting is done in real time.) • Could you interpret the ambassador’s address for me? • Nina interpreted the director’s greetings for the visitors. 2. to explain something unclear to someone. • Let me interpret the instructions for you. • The instructions have been interpreted for me by the manager.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs