Lesung
dieNounreading (literary event)
English translations
- 01
reading
- 02
reading
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Lesung ist eine öffentliche Vortragung eines Textes, oft aus einem Buch.
- English meaning
- A reading is a public presentation of a text, often from a book.
- Synonym
- Vorlesung, Vortrag
- German example
- Die Lesung des Autors war sehr interessant.
- English example
- The author's reading was very interesting.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Lesung
- Plural Form
- die Lesungen
Related words
- Vorlesung
lecture
- Vorlesung
lect
- Vorlesungssaal
aula
- Vorlesung
lecture
- fünfzigminütig
Fifty-minute
- achtundvierzigminütig
Forty-eight-minute None
- Hörsaal
Lecture hall, auditorium
- Propädeutik
Propaedeutics
- Dozent
Lecturer
- Brevier
Breviary
- Adjunkt
Adjunct professor
- Adjunkt
Adjunct professor
- Buchvorstellung
A book presentation is a presentation of a book, often with the aim of promoting it.
- Hiatus
hiatus
- Feriensemester
semester break for internship
- emeritiert
Emeritus means that a professor is retired but is allowed to keep their title.
- vierzigminütig
Forty-minute
- fünfundvierzigminütig
forty-five-minute None
- durchsitzen
To sit through
- Student
Student
- Bildungssprache
Formal language
- Ambo
An ambo is an elevated lectern in a church from which the readings from the Bible and the sermon are delivered.
- Professorin
female professor
- Mitschrift
Transcript, notes
- Prof
Prof
- Katheder
A lectern is a raised platform or stand used for reading or lecturing, often found in churches or universities.
- Audiobook
Audiobook
- Hochschullehrer
University lecturer, professor
- Hochschullehrerin
University professor (female)
- Audiothek
Audio library
- Professor
Professor
- Lehrstuhlinhaber
A chairholder is a professor who holds a professorship at a university.
Example sentences with “Lesung”
Wir gehen heute Abend zu einer Lesung. (We are going to a reading tonight.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Lesung'?
The plural is 'die Lesungen'.