is an artificial or natural language used as the main language for interpretation at a meeting

an interpreters passive language they only interpret from but never into

a third or intermediate

language that can bridge the gap between language pairs. Pivot languages are

languages shared by all of the interpretation booths at a given event.

the language that is being interpreted into many target languages

pleasant voice

pleasant appearance

ability to work in a team

ability to work solo

Hatim and Mason

Seleskovitch and Lederer 

Gile and Pöchhacker

professional interpreter colleagues 

access to speakers and participants 

reasonable working hours

overtime

helps an interpreter to be more empathic

helps an interpreter to ensure that the lines of communication remain open

interact with other parties

helps an interpreter to prepare glossaries

helps an interpreter to process discourse deeply

one where there is an actual conflict between an interpreter's duties and responsibilities, and their private interests

one where there is an actual conflict between an interpreter's personal opinion and the opinion of the speaker

one where there is an actual conflict between an interpreter's employer and their counterpart