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give a talk

German translation: einen Vortrag halten


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English term or phrase:give a talk
German translation:einen Vortrag halten
Entered by: Karin Maack
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17:32 Mar 17, 2008
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: give a talk
"On his way back, he stopped in Boston, where he **gave his annual talk** at the Harvard Medical School."

"Einen Vortrag halten" kann es wohl nicht sein, das würde doch eher "give a speech" heißen, oder? Was aber dann?

Danke für eure Hilfe.
Karin Maack
Germany
Local time: 14:20
einen Vortrag halten
Explanation:
Doch, hier kann mann auch Vortrag benutzen. Oder "Rede". Je nachdem...
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Alison Riddell
Local time: 14:20
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Danke, Alison. Ich habe jetzt "eine Vorlesung halten" genommen.
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4 +10einen Vortrag halten
Alison Riddell


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
einen Vortrag halten


Explanation:
Doch, hier kann mann auch Vortrag benutzen. Oder "Rede". Je nachdem...

Alison Riddell
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke, Alison. Ich habe jetzt "eine Vorlesung halten" genommen.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philippid: depends on context..
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agree  Catherine Knight: Yes. The Oxford Dictionary defines "talk" as "an address or lecture": http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/talk?view=uk
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agree  Valeska Nygren
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