Interpretados

Interpretados is the plural form of the past participle of the Spanish verb interpretar. It primarily functions as an adjective meaning interpreted or performed and can describe data, performances, or versions that have been rendered in a particular way. In some contexts, interpretados may be used informally as a noun to refer to people who interpret, but the standard term for such roles is intérpretes.

In data analysis and research, interpretados describes information that has been processed to reveal meaning, such as datos interpretados or resultados interpretados. In the arts, the term is used to refer to performances: temas interpretados por la orquesta, meaning pieces that have been performed by the orchestra. When used this way, interpretados conveys that the works have been rendered or presented in a particular manner by interpreters.

In literature or film, interpretados can appear to indicate texts, scenes, or pieces that have undergone interpretation, though clearer wording is often achieved with interpretaciones or distintas interpretaciones. Caution is advised, as the sense—whether it concerns the act of interpreting, the interpreted object, or the performers—depends on context.

Etymology: interpretados comes from interpretar, which in turn derives from Latin interpretari, meaning to explain, translate, or explain away. The term remains common in scholarly writing as well as everyday language, with the meaning varying by disciplinary usage. See also interpretation, interpretive, intérprete, and interpretación.