GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

vorsprechen

call in person; attend an interview

Da sie telefonisch niemanden erreicht hatte, sprach sie persönlich im Büro vor und bat darum, den Bearbeitungsstand ihres Antrags zu klären.

Since she had been unable to reach anyone by phone, she called at the office in person and asked for clarification of the progress of her application.

audition

Für die Rolle durfte sie vorsprechen, obwohl sie keine klassische Schauspielausbildung hatte und bisher vor allem auf kleineren Bühnen aufgetreten war.

She was allowed to audition for the role although she had no formal acting training and had previously performed mainly on smaller stages.

say aloud as a model; pronounce for repetition

Die Lehrerin sprach den Namen langsam vor, damit wir ihn korrekt aussprechen konnten, statt uns mit einer ungefähren Annäherung zufriedenzugeben.

The teacher pronounced the name slowly for us so that we could say it correctly instead of settling for a rough approximation.

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