reading

(rē'dĭng)

1. The act or activity of one that reads.
2. The act or practice of rendering aloud written or printed matter: skilled at forensic reading.
3. An official or public recitation of written material: the reading of a will; a reading by the poet of her own works.
4. 1. The specific form of a particular passage in a text: an unusual reading of the old manuscript.
   2. The distinctive interpretation of a work of performing art given by the person or persons performing it.
5. A personal interpretation or appraisal: He gave us his reading of the situation.
6. Written or printed material.
7. The information indicated by a gauge or graduated instrument.

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noun

One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered: execution, interpretation, performance, realization, rendering, rendition. See performing arts.

Definition: interpretation of written word
Antonyms: writing

n.

The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in "dialect" and humor in slang.

    We know by one's reading
    His learning and breeding;
    By what draws his laughter
    We know his Hereafter.
    Read nothing, laugh never --
    The Sphinx was less clever!
                                                          Jupiter Muke

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - læsning, oplæsning, gennemlæsning, belæsthed, resultat, aflæsning (f.eks. måler), fortolkning, behandling (lovforslag)

idioms:

• reading age    læseevne (svarende til en bestemt alder)
• reading desk    pult, bord
• reading glasses    læsebriller
• reading lamp    læselampe
• reading room    læseværelse, læsesal (bibliotek)

Nederlands (Dutch)
lectuur, duiding, lezing, uitvoering, een indruk, lees-, belezenheid, voordracht

Français (French)
n. - lecture, relevé, indication, interprétation, (GB, Pol) lecture

idioms:

• reading age    (École) niveau de lecture
• reading desk    bureau/table de lecture
• reading glasses    lunettes de lecture
• reading lamp    lampe de lecture
• reading room    salle de lecture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lektüre, Lesen, Version, Interpretation, Lesung, Stand

idioms:

• reading age    Lesefertigkeit
• reading desk    Lesepult
• reading glasses    Lesebrille
• reading lamp    Leselampe
• reading room    Lesesaal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάγνωση, διάβασμα, ένδειξη (οργάνου), ακρόαση ηθοποιού ή ερμηνεία ρόλου, απόδοση, διατύπωση, (μτφ.) ερμηνεία (φαινομένων κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• reading age    ηλικία ανάγνωσης
• reading desk    αναλόγιο
• reading glasses    γυαλιά διαβάσματος
• reading lamp    επιτραπέζια λάμπα, πορτατίφ
• reading room    αναγνωστήριο

Italiano (Italian)
lettura, spiegazione, interpretazione

idioms:

• reading age    etý di lettura
• reading desk    scrivania
• reading glasses    occhiali da lettura
• reading lamp    lampada da lettura
• reading room    sala di lettura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leitura (f)

idioms:

• reading age    idade para alfabetização
• reading desk    mesa para leitura (f)
• reading glasses    lupa (f)
• reading lamp    lâmpada para leitura (f)
• reading room    sala de leitura (f)

Русский (Russian)
чтение, считывание, интерпретация

idioms:

• reading age    возраст чтения, степень начитанности
• reading desk    письменный стол
• reading glasses    очки для чтения
• reading lamp    настольная лампа
• reading room    читальный зал

Español (Spanish)
n. - lectura, interpretación, versión

idioms:

• reading age    nivel de lectura
• reading desk    mesa de lectura, atril
• reading glasses    gafas de leer
• reading lamp    lámpara portátil
• reading room    sala de lectura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läsning, avläsning, lektyr

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阅读, 读物, 阅读材料, 朗读, 学识

idioms:

• reading age    阅读年龄
• reading desk    斜面书桌, 读经台, 阅览桌
• reading glasses    阅读用放大镜
• reading lamp    台灯
• reading room    阅览室

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 閱讀, 讀物, 閱讀材料, 朗讀, 學識

idioms:

• reading age    閱讀年齡
• reading desk    斜面書桌, 讀經台, 閱覽桌
• reading glasses    閱讀用放大鏡
• reading lamp    檯燈
• reading room    閱覽室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 독서, 학식, 낭독회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 読むこと, 読書, 朗読, 読み物, 記事, 示度, 知識, 読会, 朗読会, 解釈, 演出
adj. - 読書する, 読書用の

idioms:

• reading age    読書年齢
• reading desk    読書台, 聖書台
• reading glasses    拡大鏡
• reading lamp    読書灯
• reading material    読み物
• reading room    閲覧室, 図書閲覧室
• required reading    必読書

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قراءة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קריאה, השכלה, פירוש, גרסה, נוסחה, מידה (במדחום), חומר קריאה, קריאה בפני קהל, קריאת מונה‬

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