quoting

[US]/[ˈkwəʊtɪŋ]/
[UK]/[ˈkwotɪŋ]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. To repeat what someone else has said or written.; To mention or cite as an example or authority.; To give a price or estimate.
n. The act of quoting someone or something.; A quotation.

Phrases & Collocations

quoting prices

Preisangaben

quoting sources

Quellen angeben

quoting directly

direkt zitieren

quoted passage

zitiertes Absatz

quoting someone

jemanden zitieren

being quoted

zitiert werden

quoted extensively

ausführlich zitiert

quoting accurately

genau zitieren

quoted text

zitierten Text

quoting now

jetzt zitieren

Example Sentences

the journalist was quoting a government source on the new policy.

Der Journalist zitierte eine Regierungsquelle bezüglich der neuen Richtlinie.

she was quoting shakespeare in her essay on renaissance literature.

Sie zitierte Shakespeare in ihrem Aufsatz über die Renaissance-Literatur.

he was quoting statistics from a recent study to support his argument.

Er zitierte Statistiken aus einer aktuellen Studie, um seine Argumentation zu untermauern.

the witness was quoting what the suspect had said during the interrogation.

Der Zeuge zitierte, was der Verdächtige während der Vernehmung gesagt hatte.

the article was quoting extensively from the author's previous work.

Der Artikel zitierte ausgiebig aus den früheren Arbeiten des Autors.

the lawyer was quoting legal precedent to defend his client.

Der Anwalt zitierte Präzedenzfälle, um seinen Mandanten zu verteidigen.

the professor was quoting historical figures to illustrate his point.

Der Professor zitierte historische Persönlichkeiten, um seinen Punkt zu veranschaulichen.

the news report was quoting an anonymous source within the company.

Der Nachrichtenbericht zitierte eine anonyme Quelle innerhalb des Unternehmens.

the student was quoting the textbook to answer the question.

Der Student zitierte das Lehrbuch, um die Frage zu beantworten.

the politician was quoting popular slogans to rally support.

Der Politiker zitierte populäre Slogans, um Unterstützung zu gewinnen.

the author was quoting lines from a poem to set the mood.

Der Autor zitierte Zeilen aus einem Gedicht, um die Stimmung zu erzeugen.

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