Verb
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make sense of a language
"She understands French"
"Can you read Greek?"
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restate (words) from one language into another language
"I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."
"Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"
"She rendered the French poem into English"
"He translates for the U.N."
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create an image or likeness of
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
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give an interpretation or rendition of
"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
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give an interpretation or explanation to
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make sense of
assign a meaning to
"What message do you see in this letter?"
"How do you interpret his behavior?"