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Learned borrowing from Latin interpretārī.

• IPA^(key): /inteɾpɾeˈtaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.pɾeˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧pre‧tar

interpretar (first-person singular indicative present interpreto, past participle interpretáu)

1. to interpret
2. (theater) to perform
3. (music) to play
4. to act, play (a role)

• “interpretar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “interpretar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretārī.

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tər.pɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾ.pɾeˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [in.ter.pɾeˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

interpretar (first-person singular present interpreto, first-person singular preterite interpretí, past participle interpretat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. to interpret
2. to play (a role)
3. to perform

• intèrpret
• interpretació
• interpretatiu

• “interpretar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “interpretar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “interpretar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “interpretar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretārī.

• IPA^(key): /inteɾpɾeˈtaɾ/ [in̪.t̪eɾ.pɾeˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

interpretar (first-person singular present interpreto, first-person singular preterite interpretei, past participle interpretado)

1. to interpret (explain or tell the meaning of)
2. to interpret (apprehend and represent by means of art)

• “interpretar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “interpretar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “interpretar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretārī.

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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interpretar (first-person singular present interpreto, first-person singular preterite interpretei, past participle interpretado)

1. to interpret (explain or tell the meaning of)
2. to interpret (apprehend and represent by means of art)
3. (computing) to interpret (run a script)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:interpretar.

• interpretação
• interpretativo
• intérprete

• “interpretar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “interpretar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “interpretar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Learned borrowing from Latin interpretārī.

• IPA^(key): /inteɾpɾeˈtaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.pɾeˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (El Salvador):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧pre‧tar

interpretar (first-person singular present interpreto, first-person singular preterite interpreté, past participle interpretado)

1. to interpret, explain, decipher

   Synonyms: explicar, descifrar

2. to interpret, translate (orally)

   Synonyms: traducir, trasladar

3. (theater) to act a part

   Synonym: actuar

4. (music) to perform

   Synonym: ejecutar

• traducir

• “interpretar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025