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Results for: "read"

Translating from English to German

Translations:

read — to look at and interpret text
→ lesen
→ vorlesen
read — to speak written words aloud
→ vorlesen
read — to infer a meaning or intention
→ lesen können

More translations:

read
→ lesen
read
→ vorlesen
read
→ interpretieren
read
→ ablesen (mit den Augen)
read
→ ablesen
read
→ angeben
read
→ einlesen
read
→ gelesen
read
→ gelesen werden
read
→ hersagen
read
→ klingen
read
→ sich lesen
read
→ sich lesen lassen
read
→ zeigen

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (1)

1. something that is read;
- Example: "the article was a very good read"


VERB (11)

1. interpret something that is written or printed;
- Example: "read the advertisement"
- Example: "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

2. have or contain a certain wording or form;
- Example: "The passage reads as follows"
- Example: "What does the law say?"
[syn: read, say]

3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed;
- Example: "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

4. obtain data from magnetic tapes;
- Example: "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
[syn: read, scan]

5. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior;
- Example: "She read the sky and predicted rain"
- Example: "I can't read his strange behavior"
- Example: "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"

6. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression;
- Example: "I read this address as a satire"
- Example: "How should I take this message?"
- Example: "You can't take credit for this!"
[syn: take, read]

7. be a student of a certain subject;
- Example: "She is reading for the bar exam"
[syn: learn, study, read, take]

8. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
- Example: "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
- Example: "The gauge read `empty'"
[syn: read, register, show, record]

9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role;
- Example: "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year";

10. to hear and understand;
- Example: "I read you loud and clear!"

11. make sense of a language;
- Example: "She understands French"
- Example: "Can you read Greek?"
[syn: understand, read, interpret, translate]