Liest
derNounreads (verb: lesen, 3rd person singular)
English translations
- 01
reads
- 02
is reading
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Bücherverschlinger ist eine Person, die sehr gerne und viel liest, oft in einem exzessiven Ausmaß.
- English meaning
- Bookworm, avid reader
- Synonym
- Vielleser, Leseratte
- German example
- Sie ist ein wahrer Bücherverschlinger und liest mehrere Bücher pro Woche.
- English example
- She is a real bookworm and reads several books a week.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Bücherverschlinger
- Plural Form
- die Bücherverschlinger
Related words
- Phantastik
Fantasy
- Lateiner
Latinist
- Lieblingsschriftstellerin
Favorite female author
- Violinenlehrer
violin teacher
- ablesen
to read
- einlesen
To import
- auslesen
Read out, select
- auserlesen
Exquisite
- zerlesen
Zerlesen means that a book or text has been read so often that it is worn out, damaged, or dilapidated.
- überlesen
to overlook
- nachlesen
To look up means to search for information in a book, encyclopedia, or other reference work to verify something or learn more about it.
- etwas für bare Münze nehmen
To take something at face value
- einblasen
to blow in, to whisper
- ins gleiche Horn blasen
To sing the same tune
- aufblasen
to inflate
- querlesen
To skim
- altspanisch
Old Spanish refers to the earliest form of the Spanish language, which developed from Vulgar Latin and was spoken until about the 15th century.
- Manga
manga
- Erzieher
Educator
- Bücherwurm
bookworm
- Urzeit
Prehistoric times refer to the earliest epoch of Earth's history, especially the time before the appearance of humans.
- Lesekopf
Read head
- Märchenbuch
Fairy tale book
- Leserin
Reader (female)
- Schmöker
A hefty novel
- Comic-Literatur
Comic literature
- Comic-Heft
Comic book
- Liebesroman
Romance novel
- Lieblingsbuch
Favorite book
- die Leviten lesen
to tell someone off, to scold
- altportugiesisch
Old Portuguese refers to the earliest form of the Portuguese language spoken in the Middle Ages.
- alttürkisch
Old Turkic refers to the earliest attested form of the Turkic language, spoken between the 8th and 13th centuries.
- bibliophob
Bibliophobic
- Leser
Reader
- zwischen den Zeilen lesen
Read between the lines
- Geschichtenbuch
Storybook
- Frühmittelalter
The Early Middle Ages is the earliest period of the Middle Ages, lasting from about the 6th to the 10th century.
- Diktat
Dictation
- lesen
To read
- blasen
To blow means to expel air or another substance forcefully from the mouth or a device.
- vorlesen
Read aloud
- Perlen vor die Säue werfen
To cast pearls before swine means to give something valuable to someone who does not appreciate it or cannot understand it.
- laufen lassen
Let it happen
- außer Betracht lassen
To disregard, to ignore
- erlesen
exquisite
- abblasen
Call off
- verlesen
To read out
- durchlesen
to read through
- auflesen
to pick up
Example sentences with “Liest”
Er liest ein interessantes Buch. (He is reading an interesting book.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'lesen' a strong verb?
Yes, 'lesen' is a strong verb. The stem vowel changes: ich lese, du liest, er liest.