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No. 4,391 in Swedish

tolkar

"Tolkar" means "interprets" or "interpreters" in English, depending on context.

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  • Han tolkar en gammal text från latin.

    He interprets an old text from Latin.

    Here, 'tolkar' means 'interprets', referring to the act of translating meaning from one language to another.

  • Hon tolkar filmen som en kritik av samhället.

    She interprets the film as a critique of society.

    In this sentence, 'tolkar' is used to describe the act of understanding and explaining the meaning or message of a work of art.

  • Vi tolkar för de internationella besökarna under konferensen.

    We are interpreting for the international visitors during the conference.

    Here, 'tolkar' means 'interpret', referring specifically to oral translation between languages in a real-time setting.

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