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/tɛkst/

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noun

Text, Schrift

A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

Examples :

"The text message from my friend said she was running late for school. "

Die Textnachricht von meiner Freundin besagte, dass sie sich für die Schule verspätete.

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noun

Buch, Schriftstück

A book, tome or other set of writings.

Examples :

"My history teacher assigned us a large text about the French Revolution. "

Mein Geschichtslehrer hat uns ein langes Buch über die Französische Revolution aufgegeben.

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noun

SMS, Kurznachricht

A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

Examples :

"My friend sent me a text about the meeting at school tomorrow. "

Mein Freund hat mir eine SMS über das morgige Treffen in der Schule geschickt.

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noun

Text, Schrift

Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.

Examples :

"The email contained important text about the upcoming project deadline. "

Die E-Mail enthielt wichtigen Text über den bevorstehenden Projekttermin.

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noun

Textstelle, Vers

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Examples :

"The pastor chose a short text from the Bible as the basis for his Sunday sermon. "

Der Pastor wählte einen kurzen Vers aus der Bibel als Grundlage für seine Sonntagspredigt.

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noun

Thema, Gegenstand

(by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.

Examples :

"The text of the school essay was about the importance of recycling. "

Das Thema des Schulaufsatzes handelte von der Bedeutung des Recyclings.

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noun

Großbuchstaben, Textschrift

A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.

Examples :

"German text"

Deutscher Text

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verb

Simsen, eine SMS schicken

To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

Examples :

"My friend texted me about the new homework assignment. "

Mein Freund hat mir wegen der neuen Hausaufgaben eine SMS geschickt.

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verb

Simsen, texten

To send and receive text messages.

Examples :

"Have you been texting all afternoon?"

Hast du den ganzen Nachmittag gesimst?

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verb

In Großbuchstaben schreiben

To write in large characters, as in text hand.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to text the answers to the math problem on the board. "

Der Lehrer bat die Schüler, die Antworten auf die Matheaufgabe in Großbuchstaben an die Tafel zu schreiben.

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