GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

umschreiben

rewrite

Für die jüngeren Leser schrieb sie den komplizierten Absatz vollständig um.

She completely rewrote the complicated paragraph for younger readers.

paraphrase; describe indirectly

Da ihm der Fachbegriff fehlte, umschrieb er das Problem mit einem anschaulichen Vergleich.

Lacking the technical term, he described the problem through a vivid comparison.

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