quotation marks

kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks
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Translation of quotation marks from English into German

Noun, plural

1.

writing symbols

punctuation marks used to show speech or text
  • She put the title in quotation marks.Sie setzte den Titel in Anführungszeichen.
2.

ironic usage

Rare
symbols used to indicate irony or unusual usage
Rare
  • He used quotation marks to show sarcasm.Er benutzte Anführungszeichen, um Sarkasmus zu zeigen.
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Synonyms and analogies of quotation marks in English

Examples of quotation marks in a sentence

  • Quotation marks are essential in direct speech.
  • She put the word 'expert' in quotation marks to show doubt.
  • The term 'genius' was in quotation marks to indicate irony.
quotation mark
kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑrk
Noun

writing

US
punctuation mark used to show speech or quoted text
US
  • Put a quotation mark before and after the sentence.Setze ein Anführungszeichen vor und nach den Satz.

Translations of "quotation marks" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieAnführungszeichennnpl.

He clarified his statement with quotation marks to avoid being misunderstood.

Er klärte seine Aussage mit Anführungszeichen, um Missverständnisse zu vermeiden.

In her essay, she frequently employed quotation marks to enrich her arguments.

In ihrem Aufsatz benutzte sie häufig Anführungszeichen, um ihre Argumente zu bereichern.

dieAnführungsstrichenpl.

Surrounds any text that you want users to see in double quotation marks.

Setzt jeden Text, den Benutzer sehen sollen, in doppelte Anführungsstriche.

Among the separators, double quotation marks have the highest priority.

Unter diesen Trennzeichen haben die Anführungsstriche die höchste Priorität.

dieGänsefüßchennpl.

CNN reported about the "terrorists" in quotation marks.

CNN setzte das Wort "Terroristen" in Gänsefüßchen.

The word "autobiography" is set in quotation marks.

Das Wort Autobiographie ist in Gänsefüßchen gesetzt.

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Other translations for quotation marks:

  • Anführungzeichennn.
  • Zitatzeichennn.

quotation marks: Examples and translations in context

He often forgets to add quotation marks when he shares excerpts from books.

Er vergisst oft, Anführungszeichen hinzuzufügen, wenn er Buchauszüge teilt.

I often use quotation marks to highlight unusual phrases in my articles.

Ich verwende oft Anführungszeichen, um ungewöhnliche Begriffe in meinen Artikeln hervorzuheben.

This example searches only for single words enclosed in quotation marks.

In diesem Beispiel wird nur nach einzelnen Wörtern in Anführungszeichen gesucht.

Her sarcastic remark was marked with quotation marks for emphasis on the irony.

Ihr sarkastischer Kommentar wurde mit Anführungszeichen versehen, um die Ironie zu betonen.

His use of quotation marks suggested that he wasn't being serious about the matter.

Sein Gebrauch von Anführungszeichen deutete darauf hin, dass er die Sache nicht ernst meinte.

In her essay, she included quotation marks for every direct quote from the book.

In ihrem Aufsatz verwendete sie Anführungszeichen für jedes direkte Zitat aus dem Buch.

When your terms contain quotation marks, you must escape these characters.

Wenn der gesuchte Term Anführungszeichen enthält, müssen Sie diese Zeichen maskieren.

By using quotation marks you can combine several keywords to one keyword.

Mit Anführungszeichen kannst du mehrere Wörter zu einem Suchbegriff zusammenfassen.

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