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quotations

/kwoʊˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

Zitat, Zitat

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.

Examples :

""Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine."

„Wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen“ ist ein berühmtes Zitat von Heinrich Heine.

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noun

Angebot, Preisangabe

A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

Examples :

"We compared quotations from three different contractors before deciding who to hire for the house renovation. "

Wir verglichen Angebote von drei verschiedenen Bauunternehmen, bevor wir uns für die Beauftragung der Hausrenovierung entschieden.

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noun

Preisangabe, Preisnotierung

The act of setting a price.

Examples :

"The store's quotations for the new refrigerator included different prices depending on the model. "

Die Preisangaben des Geschäfts für den neuen Kühlschrank enthielten je nach Modell unterschiedliche Preise.

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noun

Quote, Anteil

A quota, a share.

Examples :

"The factory manager assigned production quotations to each worker, specifying the number of units they needed to assemble per day. "

Der Fabrikmanager wies jedem Arbeiter Produktionsquoten zu und gab die Anzahl der Einheiten an, die sie pro Tag montieren mussten.

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