What does interpreter mean?
Word: Interpreter
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Interpreter means a person whose job is to turn spoken words from one language into another while people are talking.
How do you spell interpreter?
Syllables: in - ter - pret - er
Tricky part: The job word ends like teacher and writer, but students who know actor and doctor often write interpretor.
Watch out for: interpretor, interpretar
Memory tip: Picture the person at the microphone as a speaker of two languages. The job name closes just as speaker does.
Interpreter in a sentence
Example 1: An interpreter stood beside the visiting minister and spoke in Hindi.
Example 2: Isla wants to work as an interpreter because she knows four languages.
Example 3: The interpreter wore headphones and spoke softly into a microphone.
Fun Fact
At large United Nations meetings, interpreters work in pairs or small teams and take turns, because following a speaker word by word is very tiring.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) electrician
b) journalist
c) photographer
d) interpeter
Show answer
d) interpeter. The verb here is interpret, and it has an r after the p.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
int_rpr_ter
a) e, i
b) i, e
c) a, e
d) e, e
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d) e, e. The word opens with the inter of internet, and the next beat also has an e.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
interpretter
a) t
b) p
c) r
d) e
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a) t. The t after the second e stays single here, as in market and marketing.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
interpreter
a) announcer
b) narrator
c) translator
d) reporter
Show answer
c) translator. Both turn words from one language into another, though an interpreter does it aloud.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In which situation is an interpreter needed?
a) a tourist asking the way in Japan
b) a boy doing sums in his own room
c) a girl reading in her first language
d) a cook frying onions in a kitchen
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a) a tourist asking the way in Japan
2. What must an interpreter be very good at?
a) drawing maps and measuring land
b) mending engines and driving lorries
c) listening closely and thinking quickly
d) running fast and jumping high
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c) listening closely and thinking quickly
