vertolken

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ tolken. Cognate with Danish fortolke, Swedish förtolka, Norwegian fortolke and Middle Low German vortolken.

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Verb

vertolken

  1. (transitive) to interpret, translate
    Synonym: vertalen
    Hij vertolkt de volksmuziek van zijn thuisland in zijn modernere werken. ― He interprets the folk music of his homeland in his more modern works.
  2. (transitive) to convey, render, express
    Synonym: uitdrukken
    Haar uitbarsting vertolkt de woede van ons allemaal. ― Her outburst expresses the anger we all feel.

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