| interpret | 3. perform (work of art) in a way that shows how one feels about it, mempersembahkan; (role) membawa /watak, peranan/: to ~ a ballad in dance, mempersembahkan balada dlm bentuk tarian; I did not care for the way he ~ed the sonata, saya tdk suka cara dia mempersembahkan sonata itu; the young actress ~ed the role of Cleopatra very well, seniwati muda itu membawa watak Cleopatra dgn baik sekali; 4. translate, menterjemahkan: everything he said had to be ~ed, semua yg dikatakannya perlu diterjemahkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interpret | vt 1. understand, take (st) to mean, mentafsirkan: his silence was ~ed as indicating agreement, dia berdiam diri dan ini ditafsirkan bahawa dia bersetuju; 2. explain, mentafsirkan; (dream) mentafsirkan, mentakwilkan, mentadbirkan: to ~ the Koran, mentafsirkan Quran; the two judges ~ed the law differently, dua orang hakim itu mentafsirkan undang-undang tersebut secara berbeza; how would you ~ this passage?, bagaimana kamu mentafsirkan perenggan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interpret | vi act as interpreter, menjadi jurubahasa: his wife ~ed for him, isterinya menjadi jurubahasanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| construe | vt interpret, mentafsirkan: your action may be ~d as insubordination, tindakan kamu mungkin ditafsirkan sbg satu keingkaran; wrongly ~, menyalahtafsirkan: his remarks were wrongly ~d, kata-katanya disalahtafsirkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| translate | 3. interpret, menanggapi, mentafsirkan: I hope my remarks will be ~d as constructive criticism, saya harap teguran saya akan ditafsirkan sbg kritik membina; ~ st in words, mengungkapkan sst (dgn kata-kata); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misreport | 2. interpret wrongly, menyalahtafsirkan, salah membaca: the terrorists ~ our strategy and were caught in an ambush, pihak pengganas menyalahtafsirkan strategi kami dan mereka terperangkap dlm serang hendap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| read 1 | 5. interpret in a specified way, mentafsirkan: his silence was ~ as consent, kesenyapannya ditafsirkan sbg persetujuan; so much of history can be ~ in the rock layers, banyak perkara sejarah boleh ditafsirkan drpd lapisan-lapisan batu; this sentence is ambiguous; it can be ~ in several ways, ayat ini kabur krn boleh ditafsirkan dgn beberapa cara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| salt | worth o’s ~, berwibawa: a translator worth his ~ would not interpret the context in such a manner, penterjemah yg berwibawa tdk akan mentafsirkan konteks tersebut begitu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| equivocal | adj (fml) 1. ambiguous, taksa: the minister gave an ~ answer, menteri itu memberikan jawapan yg taksa; an ~ statement, kenyataan yg taksa; 2. (questionable, dubious) menimbulkan /rasa sangsi, rasa curiga, keraguan/; (difficult to understand or interpret) sukar difahami: his ~ conduct increased our uneasiness, kelakuannya yg menimbulkan rasa sangsi itu membuat kami makin cemas; the government’s attitude to the problem has been ~, sikap kerajaan thdp masalah itu sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |