lezing

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lesinge. Equivalent to lezen +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.zɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧zing

Noun

lezing f (plural lezingen, diminutive lezinkje n)

  1. reading (act of)
    Het kind maakte grote vorderingen in zijn lezing en kon nu hele zinnen lezen.
    The child made great progress in his reading and could now read whole sentences.
    De snelle lezing van de tekst was niet voldoende om alle details te begrijpen.
    The quick reading of the text was not enough to understand all the details.
    Wat mij bij lezing trof, is dat ik hier geen woord van begrijp.
    What struck me when reading, is that I do not understand a word of this.
  2. lecture
    De professor gaf een interessante lezing over de geschiedenis van de wetenschap.
    The professor gave an interesting lecture on the history of science.
    De lezing over kunstgeschiedenis trok veel geïnteresseerde studenten.
    The lecture on art history attracted many interested students.
    Hij gaat graag naar lezingen van die docent.
    He gladly goes to lectures by that instructor.
  3. reading (of a text), passage (that is read)
    De acteur deed een prachtige lezing van het gedicht tijdens het evenement.
    The actor gave a wonderful reading of the poem during the event.
    De spreker begon zijn lezing met een citaat uit een bekend boek.
    The speaker started his reading with a quote from a famous book.
    De lezing was vandaag uit een dichtwerk.
    The reading today was from a work of poetry.
  4. reading (an attested or proposed variant of a section of text)
    De onderzoekers vonden een nieuwe lezing van het oude manuscript.
    The researchers found a new reading of the old manuscript.
    De archeologen probeerden de oude inscriptie te ontcijferen en kwamen met verschillende mogelijke lezingen.
    The archaeologists tried to decipher the ancient inscription and came up with several possible readings.
    De alternatieve lezing is waarschijnlijk zeer late, maar blijft lastig verklaarbaar.
    The alternative reading is probably very late, but it remains difficult to explain.
  5. (law) reading (a stage of legislative treatment of a law proposal)
    Het wetsvoorstel werd tijdens de eerste lezing afgewezen door het parlement.
    The legislative proposal was rejected by the parliament during the first reading.
    Het wetsvoorstel is nu in behandeling bij de tweede lezing in de Senaat.
    The legislative proposal is now under consideration in the second reading in the Senate.
    Bij de tweede lezing was er geen meerderheid meer.
    There wasn't a majority anymore at the second reading.

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