Reading and Writing Flashcards

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(etw) lesen

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to read (sth)

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2
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jmdm etw vorlesen

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to read sth to sb

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etw (ganz) durchlesen

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to read sth (all the way) through

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4
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etw auslesen

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to finish reading sth

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5
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die Nase in ein Buch stecken (coll.)

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to have one’s nose [stuck] in a book

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6
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mal in etw gucken

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to have a read in sth

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7
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Lektüre, die (-n)

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reading; reading matter

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8
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(etw) schreiben

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to write (sth)

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9
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Handschrift, die (-en)

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handwriting

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10
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etw unterschreiben

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to sign sth

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11
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Unterschrift, die (-en)

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signature

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12
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etw buchstabieren

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to spell sth

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13
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Rechtschreibung, die (-en)

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spelling

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14
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etw unterstreichen

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to underline sth

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15
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Schreibfehler, der (-)

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spelling mistake

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16
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etw entwerfen

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to draft sth

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17
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etw neu schreiben

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to rewrite sth

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18
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etw umschreiben

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to rewrite/recast sth

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19
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etw korrigieren

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to correct sth

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20
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schriftlich

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written, in writing

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21
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Bleistift, der (-e)

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pencil

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22
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Kugelschreiber, der (-)

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ballpoint pen

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23
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Papier, das (-e)

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paper

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24
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Blatt, das (¨er)

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sheet of paper

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Schmierpapier, das (no pl.)
scrap paper
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Heft, das (-e)
notebook
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Zettel, der (-)
note, piece of paper
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Schreibmaschine, die (-n)
typewriter
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Lehrbuch, das (¨er)
textbook
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Lesebuch, das (¨er)
reader
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Bilderbuch, das (¨er)
picture book
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Wörterbuch, das (¨er)
dictionary
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etw liest sich leicht
sth reads easily
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etw genau durchlesen
to peruse sth
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in einem Buch nachsehen
to consult a book
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in einem Buch blättern
to leaf through a book
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etw durchblättern
to leaf through sth
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etw überfliegen
to skim through sth
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etw diagonal/quer lesen (coll.)
to skim through sth
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eine schöne/regelmäßige Handschrift
nice/even handwriting
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eine schräge Handschrift
slanted writing
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etw ausradieren
to erase sth
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etw ausstreichen
to cross sth out
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sich/jmdm etw aufschreiben
to write sth down
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sich etw notieren
to note sth down, make a note of sth
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Entwurf (zu einem Roman), der (¨e)
outline/draft (of a novel)
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graphisch
graphic
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fett(gedruckt)
in bold
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Kursivschrift, die (-en)
italics
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kursiv (gedruckt)
in italics
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Feder, die (-n)
pen
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Füllfederhalter, der (-)
fountain pen
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Füller, der (-)
(fountain) pen
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Stempel, der (-)
stamp, mark
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Radiergummi, der (-s)
eraser
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Notizbuch, das (¨er)
notebook
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(Notiz)block, der (¨e)
(note) pad
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Schreibunterlage, die (-n)
blotter, desk pad
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Punkt, der (-e)
full stop, period
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Komma, das (-s)
comma
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Beistrich, der (-e)
comma
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Semikolon, das (-s)
semi-colon
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Strichpunkt, der (-e)
semi-colon
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Doppelpunkt, der (-e)
colon
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Fragezeichen, das (-)
question mark
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Ausrufezeichen, das (-)
exclamation mark
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Klammer, die (-n)
bracket
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Umlaut, der (-e)
umlaut
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Zeichensetzung, die (-en)
punctuation
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Interpunktion, die (-en)
punctuation
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Gebetbuch, das (¨er)
prayer book
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Messbuch, das (¨er)
missal, mass book
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Gästebuch, das (¨er)
visitor's book
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Nachschlagewerk, das (-e)
reference book
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Band, der (¨e)
volume
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dicker Band
tome
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Walzer, der (-; coll.)
hefty tome
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Folioband, der (¨e)
folio volume
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schmökern (coll.)
to bury oneself in a book
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sich in etw vertiefen
to bury oneself in sth
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sich in etw versenken
to immerse oneself in/become engrossed in sth
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etw verschlingen (coll.)
to devour sth
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Bücherwurm, der (¨er)
bookworm
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Blindenschrift, die (-en)
Braille
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Punktschrift, die (no pl.)
Braille
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etw tilgen (elev.)
to delete/erase sth
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Tilgung, die (-en; elev.)
deletion, erasure
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Klaue, die (-n; coll.)
scrawl
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Gekritzel, das (no pl.)
scribble
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(etw) kritzeln
to scribble (sth)
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etw hinkritzeln
to scribble sth down
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Kapitel, das (-)
chapter
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Paragraph, der (-en)
section
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Absatz, der (¨e)
paragraph
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Spalte, die (-n)
column
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Bucheinband, der (¨e)
(book) binding
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Inhalt, der (-e)
contents
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Schutzumschlag, der (¨e)
dust jacket
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Exlibris, das (-)
book plate
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Folio, das (-s or Folien)
folio
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Anhang, der (¨e)
appendix
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Bindestrich, der (-e)
hyphen
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Gedankenstrich, der (-e)
dash
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Gänsefüßchen, das (-)
quotation mark
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Anführungszeichen, das (-)
quotation mark
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Akzentzeichen, das (-)
accent mark
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Apostroph, der (-e)
apostrophe
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runde Klammer
parenthesis, (round) bracket
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eckige Klammer
square bracket
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spitze Klammer
angle bracket
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Schrägstrich, der (-e)
slash, oblique
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schiefer Schrägstrich
back slash
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Interpunktionszeichen, das (-)
punctuation mark
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Satzzeichen, das (-)
punctuation mark
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nicht lesen und schreiben können
to not be literate
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des Lesens und Schreibens (un)kundig
(il)literate
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analphabetisch
illiterate
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Analphabet(in), der/die (-en/nen)
illiterate person