interpreting

Etymology

noun

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
2. (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) 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, 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, page 66
   An orphan among its peers, consecutive interpreting appears to have a short life and little if any luster. 2017, Alexander V. Kozin, Consecutive Interpreting: An Interdisciplinary Study, Springer, page 1

verb

1. present participle and gerund of interpret