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ORAL-MANUAL INTERPRETER [1 record]

Record 1 2021-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
CONT

An oral-manual interpreter, traditionally referred to as a manual interpreter, mouths and manually communicates (signs and fingerspells) what the presenter is saying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Traduction et interprétation
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

Personne qui, en vue de permettre à des personnes malentendantes de comprendre la teneur de certains discours ou conversations, transmet les propos échangés par le moyen d'une interprétation gestuelle ou orale.

OBS

interprète gestuel; interprète gestuelle; interprète en langage gestuel : ne pas confondre avec «interprète en langue des signes» qui est un type d'interprète gestuel.

Spanish

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