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reads

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noun

Lesung, Vortrag

A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.

Examples :

"After several reads, the actor finally understood the director's vision for the character. "

Nach mehreren Lesungen verstand der Schauspieler endlich die Vision des Regisseurs für die Figur.

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noun

Lektüre, Lesestoff

(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.

Examples :

"His thrillers are always a gripping read."

Seine Thriller sind immer eine fesselnde Lektüre.

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noun

Lesart, Deutung

A person's interpretation or impression of something.

Examples :

"Her reads of the company report were ultimately optimistic, despite the challenges mentioned. "

Ihre Lesart des Unternehmensberichts war trotz der erwähnten Herausforderungen letztendlich optimistisch.

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noun

Lektüre, das Lesen

An instance of reading.

Examples :

"The student finished all the reads for her literature class last night. "

Die Studentin beendete gestern Abend die gesamte Lektüre für ihren Literaturkurs.

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verb

Liest, studiert

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

Examples :

"Have you read this book?"

Hast du dieses Buch gelesen?

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verb

Vorlesen, lesen

To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.

Examples :

"All right, class, who wants to read next?"

Na gut, Klasse, wer möchte als Nächstes vorlesen?

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verb

Liest

To read work(s) written by (a named author).

Examples :

""For her English class, Maria reads books by Jane Austen." "

Für ihren Englischunterricht liest Maria Bücher von Jane Austen.

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verb

Deuten, verstehen

To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.

Examples :

"I can read his feelings in his face."

Ich kann seine Gefühle in seinem Gesicht deuten.

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verb

Besteht aus, enthält

To consist of certain text.

Examples :

"On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance"."

An der Tür hing ein Schild mit der Aufschrift „Zutritt verboten“.

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verb

Deutet an, interpretiert

Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.

Examples :

"Arabic reads right to left."

Arabisch wird von rechts nach links gelesen.

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verb

Ersetzt, lautet

To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.

Examples :

"The contract originally said "100 units," but the revised version reads "1,000 units" due to a printing error. "

Der Vertrag lautete ursprünglich „100 Einheiten“, aber die überarbeitete Version lautet „1.000 Einheiten“ aufgrund eines Druckfehlers.

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verb

Heißt, bedeutet

(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.

Examples :

""My sister said she was 'experiencing some personal challenges' at work, which reads like she's quitting." "

„Meine Schwester sagte, sie hätte bei der Arbeit „einige persönliche Herausforderungen“, was bedeutet, dass sie kündigt.

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verb

Empfängt

To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

Examples :

"Do you read me?"

Verstehst du mich?

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verb

Deuten, interpretieren

To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)

Examples :

"A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance."

Ein Repeater-Signal kann verwendet werden, wenn die Gleisgeometrie das Hauptsignal aus der Ferne schwer deutbar macht.

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verb

Studiert, liest

(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

Examples :

"I am reading theology at university."

Ich studiere Theologie an der Universität.

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verb

liest aus, abruft

To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).

Examples :

"to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard"

eine Festplatte auslesen; einen Port abrufen; die Tastatur lesen

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verb

Denken, glauben, meinen

To think, believe; to consider (that).

Examples :

""The situation reads like a misunderstanding to me." "

Ich denke, die Situation ist ein Missverständnis.

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verb

Raten, empfehlen

To advise; to counsel. See rede.

Examples :

"The wise elder reads the young man on the importance of patience and respect. "

Der weise Älteste rät dem jungen Mann, wie wichtig Geduld und Respekt sind.

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verb

Sagt, erklärt, rezitiert

To tell; to declare; to recite.

Examples :

"The teacher reads the names of the students who won awards. "

Der Lehrer sagt die Namen der Schüler, die Auszeichnungen gewonnen haben.

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verb

Als transgender identifizieren

To recognise (someone) as being transgender.

Examples :

"Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me."

Jedes Mal, wenn ich nach draußen gehe, mache ich mir Sorgen, dass mich jemand als transgender identifizieren wird.

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verb

Jemanden aufziehen, verulken

To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

Examples :

"During the friendly roast, Sarah reads John for always wearing mismatched socks, but he just laughs it off. "

Während der freundlichen Verulung zog Sarah John wegen seiner immer unpassenden Socken auf, aber er lachte nur darüber.

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