interpreting

Noun

interpreting (countable and uncountable, plural interpretings)

1. (countable) Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure)
   • To put these statements in the singular, of course, is to abstract — there is always a plurality of interpretings when interpretation takes place.1984, Stephen A. Erickson, Human Presence: At the Boundaries of Meaning, page 86

   Synonyms:

   interpretation

2. (uncountable) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)
   • The scholarship supporting translation and interpreting education necessarily entails discussions of assessment and there has been some encouraging work in this area.2003, Gunilla M. Anderman, Margaret Rogers, Translation Today: Trends and Perspectives, Multilingual Matters, →ISBN, page 205
   • Is there a theory of interpreting, or a set of distinct theories of interpreting?2013, Carmen Millán, Francesca Bartrina, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies, Routledge, →ISBN, page 66

   Synonyms:

   interpretation