reading

reading
noun
1) Lesen, das
2) (matter to be read) Lektüre, die

make interesting/be good/dull reading — interessant/gut/langweilig zu lesen sein

3) (figure shown) Anzeige, die
4) (recital) Lesung, die (from aus)
5) (interpretation) [Aus]deutung, die
6) (Parl.)

[first/second/third] reading — [erste/zweite/dritte] Lesung

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noun
1) (the act of reading.) das Lesen
2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) die Lesung
3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) das Lesen
4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) die Anzeige
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read·ing
[ˈri:dɪŋ]
I. n
1. no pl (activity) Lesen nt; of a legal document Verlesen nt
\reading and writing Lesen nt und Schreiben nt
2. no pl (material to be read) Lesestoff m
to catch up on one's \reading den Stoff nachholen
3. no pl (with indication of quality)
to make [good/bad] \reading eine [gute/schlechte] Lektüre sein
bedtime \reading Bettlektüre f
compulsory [or required] \reading Pflichtlektüre f
light/heavy \reading leichte/[sehr] schwierige Lektüre
4. (form: literacy) Belesenheit f
to be of wide \reading sehr belesen sein
5. (recital) Lesung f
poetry \reading Dichterlesung f
6. REL Lesung f
\readings from the Bible Lesungen pl aus der Bibel
7. (interpretation) of a literary work, a passage, a sentence Deutung f, Interpretation f; of a situation, the facts Einschätzung f
8. (amount shown) Anzeige f
meter \reading Zählerstand m
to take a \reading of sth etw ablesen
9. POL Lesung f
to give a bill its first/second/third \reading über ein Gesetz in erster/zweiter/dritter Lesung beraten
10. COMPUT Ablesewert m
II. n modifier (relating to reading) Lese-
\reading material Lesestoff m, Lektüre f
\reading speed Lesegeschwindigkeit f
\reading skills Lesefähigkeit f kein pl, Fähigkeit f zu lesen
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['riːdɪŋ]
n
1) (= action) Lesen nt
2) (= reading matter) Lektüre f

this book makes (for) very interesting reading — dieses Buch ist sehr interessant zu lesen

have you any light reading? — haben Sie eine leichte Lektüre?

3) (= recital, excerpt) Lesung f

play reading — Lesen nt mit verteilten Rollen

4) (= interpretation) Interpretation f, Verständnis nt
5) (= variant) Version f
6) (from meter) Thermometer-/Barometer-/Zählerstand etc m; (on flight etc instruments) Anzeige f; (in scientific experiment) Messwert m

to take a reading — den Thermometerstand etc/die Anzeige/den Messwert ablesen

the reading is ... — das Thermometer etc steht auf ...; die Anzeige/der Messwert ist ...

7) (PARL of bill) Lesung f

the Senate gave the bill its first/a second reading — der Senat beriet das Gesetz in erster/zweiter Lesung

8) (= knowledge) Belesenheit f

a man of wide reading — ein sehr belesener Mann

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reading [ˈriːdıŋ]
A s
1. Lesen n:
do a lot of reading viel lesen
2. Bücherstudium n
3. (Vor)Lesung f, Vortrag m:
give readings Lesungen halten;
give a reading of one’s poetry aus seinen Werken lesen
4. Belesenheit f:
a man of vast (oder wide) reading ein sehr belesener Mann
5. Lektüre f, Lesestoff m:
this book makes good reading dieses Buch liest sich gut;
this book is unsuitable reading for children dieses Buch ist keine geeignete Lektüre für Kinder
6. Lesart f, Version f
7. Deutung f, Auslegung f, Auffassung f:
my reading of the law is that … ich verstehe das Gesetz so, dass …
8. PARL Lesung f (einer Gesetzesvorlage)
9. TECH Ablesung f, Anzeige f, (Barometer- etc) Stand m, pl auch abgelesene Werte pl
B adj Lese…
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noun
1) Lesen, das
2) (matter to be read) Lektüre, die

make interesting/be good/dull reading — interessant/gut/langweilig zu lesen sein

3) (figure shown) Anzeige, die
4) (recital) Lesung, die (from aus)
5) (interpretation) [Aus]deutung, die
6) (Parl.)

[first/second/third] reading — [erste/zweite/dritte] Lesung

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(matter) n.
Lesestoff m. adj.
lesend adj. n.
Ablesung -en f.
Lektüre -n f.
Lesart -en f.
Lesen nur sing. n.
Lesung -en f.

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