dictate

bestimmen, vorgeben

Festlegen, was geschehen muss oder was möglich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: If something does this, it decides what must happen or what is possible.

• Cost dictates our choice of materials.
• The room's size dictated the seating plan.
• Their needs will dictate how we spend the money.

So benutzt man es: dictate that… (The weather dictated that we stay indoors.)

Synonyme: determine, govern

Häufige Wendungen: dictate the pace, dictate the outcome, dictate our choice

diktieren

Wörter laut sagen, damit jemand anderes sie aufschreibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To say words aloud so someone else can write them down.

• Please dictate the address slowly.
• She dictated a letter to her assistant.
• Can I dictate my notes into your phone?

So benutzt man es: dictate something to someone (He dictated a short message to his assistant.)

Häufige Wendungen: dictate a letter, dictate some notes, dictate a message

vorschreiben, diktieren

Jemandem sagen, was er tun soll, und dabei Gehorsam erwarten.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell someone what to do, expecting them to obey.

• You cannot dictate my every move.
• The winners dictated the terms of peace.
• Stop dictating to everyone!

So benutzt man es: dictate to someone (She refuses to let her brother dictate to her.); dictate what someone does (You cannot dictate what your neighbors do.)

Synonyme: command, order, control

Häufige Wendungen: dictate terms, dictate to someone, dictate the rules

Gebot, Diktat

Eine Anweisung oder Regel, die festlegt, was man tun muss.

In einfachem Englisch: An order or rule that tells you what you must do.

• They refused to obey the king's dictates.
• He followed the dictates of his faith.
• Each new dictate restricted their freedom further.

So benutzt man es: the dictates of something (She followed the dictates of her conscience.)

Synonyme: order, command, decree

Häufige Wendungen: a moral dictate, a royal dictate, a religious dictate