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reference

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

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noun

Bezug, Zusammenhang

A relationship or relation (to something).

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation had a clear reference to the textbook. "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers hatte einen klaren Bezug zum Lehrbuch.

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noun

Bezug, Richtwert

A measurement one can compare to.

Examples :

"The teacher used a previous test as a reference for explaining the new material. "

Der Lehrer benutzte einen früheren Test als Richtwert, um das neue Material zu erklären.

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noun

Empfehlung, Gutachten

Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

Examples :

"The teacher asked for a reference from Mr. Smith, a former colleague, to learn more about Sarah's work ethic. "

Der Lehrer bat Herrn Smith, einen ehemaligen Kollegen, um eine Empfehlung, um mehr über Sarahs Arbeitsmoral zu erfahren.

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noun

Referent, Schiedsrichter

A person who provides this information; a referee.

Examples :

"My teacher asked me to bring a reference to the school office, a letter from my mother vouching for my good behavior. "

Mein Lehrer bat mich, einen Referenten ins Schulbüro zu bringen, einen Brief meiner Mutter, der mein gutes Verhalten bestätigt.

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noun

Nachschlagewerk, Fachbuch

A reference work.

Examples :

"To understand the history of the Roman Empire, I consulted a comprehensive reference. "

Um die Geschichte des Römischen Reiches zu verstehen, habe ich ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk konsultiert.

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noun

Nachschlagewerk, Fachbuch

That which serves as a reference work.

Examples :

"The student used the dictionary as a reference for the difficult word. "

Der Student benutzte das Wörterbuch als Nachschlagewerk für das schwierige Wort.

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noun

Verweis, Bezugnahme

The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

Examples :

"The librarian's reference to the Dewey Decimal System helped us find the book quickly. "

Der Hinweis der Bibliothekarin auf das Dewey-Dezimalsystem half uns, das Buch schnell zu finden.

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noun

Bezug, Verweis

A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

Examples :

"The teacher provided a reference book for students to look up historical events. "

Der Lehrer stellte den Schülern ein Nachschlagewerk zur Verfügung, um historische Ereignisse nachzuschlagen.

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noun

Verweis, Literaturangabe

(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

Examples :

"The research paper included a reference to a 2020 article about the benefits of exercise. "

Die Forschungsarbeit enthielt einen Verweis auf einen Artikel aus dem Jahr 2020 über die Vorteile von Bewegung.

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noun

Quelle, Literaturangabe

(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

Examples :

"In my history essay, I used the book "The American Revolution" as a reference. "

In meinem Geschichtsaufsatz habe ich das Buch „The American Revolution“ als Quelle verwendet.

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noun

Verweis, Bezug

An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

Examples :

"The index card is a reference for finding the location of important documents. "

Die Karteikarte ist ein Verweis, um den Ort wichtiger Dokumente zu finden.

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noun

Zeichenreferenz

(character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

Examples :

"The website used a reference like ™ to show the registered trademark symbol. "

Die Website verwendete eine Zeichenreferenz wie ™, um das eingetragene Warenzeichen-Symbol anzuzeigen.

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noun

Verweis, Bezugnahme

Examples :

"My teacher's reference for my scholarship application was a strong appeal for my admission. "

Der Verweis meines Lehrers für meine Stipendienbewerbung war eine starke Bezugnahme auf meine Zulassung.

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verb

Verweisen, zitieren

To provide a list of references for (a text).

Examples :

"You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it."

Sie müssen Ihre Arbeit gründlich zitieren, bevor Sie sie einreichen.

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verb

Verweisen, sich beziehen auf

To refer to, to use as a reference.

Examples :

"Reference the dictionary for word meanings."

Beziehen Sie sich auf das Wörterbuch, um die Wortbedeutungen nachzuschlagen.

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verb

Erwähnen, zitieren

To mention, to cite.

Examples :

"In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent."

In seiner Rede erwähnte der Kandidat indirekt die früheren Misserfolge seines Gegners.

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verb

Verweisen auf

To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

Examples :

"The given pointer will reference the actual generated data."

Der gegebene Zeiger wird auf die tatsächlich generierten Daten verweisen.

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