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Zitat

Wörter, die jemand gesagt oder geschrieben hat und die unverändert wiedergegeben werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Words that someone else has said or written, repeated exactly.

• That is my favourite quote.
• He added a quote from the book to his essay.
• Where did you find those quotes?

So benutzt man es: a quote from someone/something (She opened her speech with a quote from a poet.)

Synonyme: quotation

Häufige Wendungen: a famous quote, quote from someone, a direct quote, include a quote

Kostenvoranschlag, Preisangebot, Kurs

Angabe, wie viel etwas kosten wird oder welchen Preis oder Wert es gerade hat.

In einfachem Englisch: A statement of how much something will cost, or its current price or value.

• The builder sent us a quote.
• Get three quotes before choosing a supplier.
• The website displays the latest stock quote.

So benutzt man es: a quote for something (We asked for a quote for the roof repairs.)

Synonyme: quotation, estimate

Häufige Wendungen: get a quote, quote for something, price quote, insurance quote

Anführungszeichen

Schriftzeichen vor oder nach wörtlich wiedergegebenen Aussagen oder um ein bestimmtes Wort herum.

In einfachem Englisch: A written mark used before or after someone's exact words, or around a particular word.

• Put the title in quotes.
• You forgot the closing quote.
• Should I use single or double quotes here?

Synonyme: quotation mark, inverted comma

Häufige Wendungen: single quote, double quote, opening quote, in quotes

zitieren

Genau die Wörter wiedergeben, die jemand gesagt oder geschrieben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To repeat exactly what someone has said or written.

• Please don't quote me.
• He quoted a line from his favourite poem.
• The newspaper has quoted her words incorrectly.

So benutzt man es: quote someone/something (The article quotes several local residents.); quote from something (She quoted from a letter her father had written.)

Synonyme: repeat, cite

Häufige Wendungen: quote someone, quote from something, quote someone's words, quote a passage

einen Preis nennen, ein Angebot machen

Jemandem mitteilen, wie viel man für eine Arbeit oder ein Produkt verlangen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell someone how much you will charge for a job or product.

• Can you quote a price?
• They quoted us fifty pounds for delivery.
• The electrician has quoted for rewiring the house.

So benutzt man es: quote someone an amount for something (The garage quoted me two hundred pounds for the repair.); quote for something (Three firms have quoted for the building work.)

Synonyme: estimate

Häufige Wendungen: quote a price, quote someone something, quote for something

Anführungszeichen setzen

Zeigen oder sagen, an welcher Stelle die wörtliche Wiedergabe einer fremden Aussage beginnt.

In einfachem Englisch: To show or say where another person's exact words begin.

• He quoted the phrase with a small gesture.
• She quoted the next words by raising two fingers on each hand.
• The speaker quoted the phrase aloud before reading it.

Häufige Wendungen: quote the phrase, quote the words

Anführungszeichen

Wird vor einer wörtlich wiedergegebenen Aussage gesagt, um ihren Beginn anzuzeigen.

In einfachem Englisch: Said before repeating someone's exact words to show where those words begin.

• He called it, quote, a wonderful idea, unquote.
• She said the room was, quote, perfectly clean.
• They described him as, quote, the best candidate, unquote.

Häufige Wendungen: quote unquote, quote a genius