interprète

Definitions of interprète
  1. noun
    someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
    synonyms: traducteur
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    type of:
    intermédiaire, médiateur
    a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
  2. noun
    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
    synonyms: porte-parole, représentant, représentant du peuple
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    types:
    porte-parole
    a male spokesperson
    porte-parole
    a female spokesperson
    cantonnier, voyageur de commerce
    a salesman who travels to call on customers
    type of:
    avocat
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  3. noun
    a theatrical performer
    synonyms: acteur
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    actrice
    a female actor
    personnage principal
    actor who plays the leading male role
    pantomime
    an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
    acteur
    an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
    acteur principal
    an actor who plays a principal role
    figurant, figurante
    a minor actor in crowd scenes
    vedette, étoile du cinéma
    a star who plays leading roles in the cinema
    actrice principale
    actress who plays the leading female role
    type of:
    artiste
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  4. noun
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
    synonyms: artiste
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    acteur
    a theatrical performer
    artiste
    a public performer (a dancer or singer)
    comique, comédien
    a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
    danseur
    a performer who dances professionally
    jongleur
    a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
    magicien, prestidigitateur
    someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
    ménestrel
    a performer in a minstrel show
    instrumentiste, musicien
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
    ventriloque
    a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
    actrice
    a female actor
    danseur de ballet
    a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company
    danseuse du ventre
    a woman who performs a solo belly dance
    violoncelliste
    someone who plays a violoncello
    clarinettiste
    a musician who plays the clarinet
    clown, pitre
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
    flûtiste
    someone who plays the flute
    guitariste
    a musician who plays the guitar
    harpiste
    someone who plays the harp
    intermédiaire
    the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
    blagueur
    a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
    personnage principal
    actor who plays the leading male role
    pantomime
    an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
    hautboïste
    a musician who plays the oboe
    organiste
    a person who plays an organ
    percussionniste
    a musician who plays percussion instruments
    pianiste
    a person who plays the piano
    cornemuseur
    someone who plays the bagpipe
    acteur
    an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
    saxophoniste
    a musician who plays the saxophone
    chanteur
    a person who sings
    soliste
    a musician who performs a solo
    acteur principal
    an actor who plays a principal role
    figurant, figurante
    a minor actor in crowd scenes
    danseur à claquettes
    a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
    tromboniste
    a musician who plays the trombone
    violoniste
    a musician who plays the violin
    type of:
    amuseur, comique, fantaisiste
    a person who tries to please or amuse
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