interpret as

interpret something as something

to assume that something means something. Don't interpret what I just said as criticism. It will be interpreted as criticism no matter what you say.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Talmai	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Aleksy	ahl-EK-si	Polish
Siavash	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Dharma	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali
Fester	-	Dutch (Rare)
Julek	YUW-lek	Polish