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Read·ing  (rdng)

1. A borough of south-central England west of London. Occupied by the Danes in 871, it was chartered in 1253. Population: 232,000.

2. A city of southeast Pennsylvania on the Schuykill River northwest of Philadelphia. Settled in 1748, it is an important commercial, industrial, and transportation center. Population: 81,200.

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read·ing  (rdng)

n.

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.

a. The specific form of a particular passage in a text: an unusual reading of the old manuscript.

b. 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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reading [ˈriːdɪŋ]

n

1.

a.  the act of a person who reads

b.  (as modifier) a reading room a reading lamp

2.

a.  ability to read

b.  (as modifier) the reading public a child of reading age

3. any matter that can be read; written or printed text

4. a public recital or rendering of a literary work

5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the form of a particular word or passage in a given text, esp where more than one version exists

6. an interpretation, as of a piece of music, a situation, or something said or written

7. knowledge gained from books a person of little reading

8. a measurement indicated by a gauge, dial, scientific instrument, etc.

9. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) Parliamentary procedure

a.  the formal recital of the body or title of a bill in a legislative assembly in order to begin one of the stages of its passage

b.  one of the three stages in the passage of a bill through a legislative assembly See first reading, second reading, third reading

10. (Law) the formal recital of something written, esp a will

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Reading [ˈrɛdɪŋ]

n

1. (Placename) a town in S England, in Reading unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames: university (1892). Pop.: 134 600 (1991)

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop.: 143 124 (2001). Area: 37 sq. km (14 sq. miles)

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Reading

See also authors; books; literary style; literature; verse.

alexia

dyslexia.

dyslexia

an impairment of the ability to read because of a brain defect. Also called alexia. — dyslexie, adj.

strephosymbolia

Medicine. 1. a disorder of perception causing objects to seem as if reversed in a mirror.
2. a reading difficulty characterized by confusion between similar but oppositely oriented letters (b-d, etc.) and a tendency to reverse direction in reading. — strephosymbolic, adj.

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Readers/Reading 

See Also: BOOKS

1. Deprive him [the habitual reader] of printed matter and he grows nervous, moody and restless; then, like the alcoholic bereft of brandy who will drink shellac or methylated spirit, he will make do with the advertisements of a paper five years old; he will make do with a telephone directory —W. Somerset Maugham
2. A person who cannot read is something like a blind man walking through a pleasant meadow, where there are flowers and fruit trees; there are many pleasant things and many wise and good things printed in books, but we cannot get them unless we read —Timothy Dwight
3. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body —Sir Richard Steele
4. The reading of detective stories is an addiction like tobacco or alcohol —W. H. Auden
5. Reading that is only whimful and desultory amounts to a kind of cultural vagrancy. It neither wets nor fortifies the mind. It merely distracts and tires it like traffic noises on an overcrowded street —John Mason Brown
6. Reading the same book over and over again is a mechanical exercise like the Tibetan turning of a prayer-wheel —Clifton Fadiman

   See Also: REPETITION

7. Reads like some people wrestle; she gets involved —François Camoin

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reading - the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" linguistic process, language - the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" speed-reading - reading at speeds significantly faster than normal perusal, perusing, poring over, studying - reading carefully with intent to remember browsing, browse - reading superficially or at random skim, skimming - reading or glancing through quickly
	2.	reading - a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	3.	reading - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" meter reading, indication data point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research clock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" miles per hour, mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
	4.	reading - written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" reading material black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) bumf, bumph - reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring
	5.	reading - a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something interpretation, version internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image reinterpretation - a new or different meaning anagoge - a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
	6.	Reading - a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England England - a division of the United Kingdom Berkshire - a county in southern England
	7.	reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" recitation, recital oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
	8.	reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" meter reading measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

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reading

noun

1. perusal, study, review, examination, inspection, scrutiny This knowledge makes the second reading as enjoyable as the first.

2. learning, education, knowledge, scholarship, erudition, edification, book-learning a man of great imagination, of wide reading and deep learning

3. recital, performance, rendering, rendition, lesson, lecture, sermon, homily a poetry reading

4. interpretation, take (informal, chiefly U.S.), understanding, treatment, version, construction, impression, grasp, conception There is a reading of this situation which upsets people.

5. measurement, record, figure, indication The gauge must be giving a faulty reading.

Quotations
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body" [Richard Steele The Tatler]
"Some people say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading" [Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts]
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing" [Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird]

Translations

reading [ˈriːdɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= activity) → lectura f
suggestions for further reading → sugerencias de lecturas suplementarias
I only know about it from reading → todo lo que sé sobre ello es a través de lo que he leído

2. (also reading matter) the book is or makes interesting reading → el libro es or resulta interesante
I'd prefer some light reading → preferiría algo fácil or ameno de leer, preferiría algo que no sea muy pesado de leer

3. (= interpretation) → interpretación f (Cine, Theat) [of part] → lectura f
my reading of the situation is this → así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

4. (on thermometer, instrument) → lectura f
to give a true/false reading [instrument] → marcar bien/mal
readings of more than 40°C are common → es normal que los termómetros marquen más de 40°C
to take a reading of sth → hacer una lectura de algo, leer algo

5. (= passage) → lectura f

6. (= recital) [of play, poem] → recital m
see also play D
see also poetry

7. (Parl) [of bill] → lectura f
the bill has had its first reading → el proyecto de ley ha pasado por su primera lectura
to give a bill a second reading → leer un proyecto de ley por segunda vez

8. (Jur) [of will, banns] → lectura f

9. (= knowledge) a person of wide reading → una persona muy leída

B. ADJ the reading public → el público que lee, el público lector
he's a great reading man → es un hombre que lee mucho, es hombre muy aficionado a la lectura

C. CPD reading age N → nivel m de lectura
he has a reading age of eight → tiene el nivel de lectura de un niño de ocho años
reading book N → libro m de lectura
reading glasses NPL → gafas fpl para leer
reading knowledge N she has a reading knowledge of Spanish → sabe leer el español
reading lamp, reading light N → lámpara f para leer, lámpara f portátil
reading list N → lista f de lecturas
reading matter, reading material N → material m de lectura
reading room N → sala f de lectura
reading speed N → velocidad f de lectura

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reading [ˈriːdɪŋ]

n

[books] → lecture f
Reading is one of my hobbies → La lecture est l'un de mes passe-temps.
to make interesting reading → être intéressant(e) à lire
to make depressing reading → être déprimant(e) à lire
to make dull reading → être ennuyeux/euse à lire

(= performance) → lecture m
a poetry reading → une lecture de poésie

(= understanding) → lecture f
my reading of the situation is that ... → ma lecture de la situation est que ...

(on instrument) → lecture f

(in church) → lecture f

modif [ability, difficulties, habits, lesson, material, skills] → de lecture reading comprehension, reading group
reading age n
he has a reading age of eight → il a le niveau de lecture d'un enfant de huit ans
reading book n → livre m de lecture
reading comprehension n → compréhension f en lecture
reading glasses npl → lunettes fpl de lecture
reading group n → groupe m de lecture
reading lamp n → lampe f de bureau
reading light n (on desk) → lampe f de bureau; (in train, plane) → liseuse f
reading list n → bibliographie f
reading material n → de quoi lire, de la lecture
reading matter n → de quoi lire, de la lecture
I've got some reading matter → j'ai de la lecture
reading room n → salle f de lecture

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reading

n

(= action) → Lesen nt

(= reading matter) → Lektüre f; this book makes (for) very interesting reading → dieses Buch ist sehr interessant zu lesen; have you any light reading? → haben Sie eine leichte Lektüre?

(= recital, excerpt) → Lesung f; play reading → Lesen nt → mit verteilten Rollen

(= interpretation) → Interpretation f, → Verständnis nt

(= variant) → Version f

(from meter) → Thermometer-/Barometer-/Zählerstand etc m; (on flight etc instruments) → Anzeige f; (in scientific experiment) → Messwert m; to take a reading → den Thermometerstand etc/die Anzeige/den Messwert ablesen; the reading is … → das Thermometer etc steht auf …; → die Anzeige/der Messwert ist …

(Parl, of bill) → Lesung f; the Senate gave the bill its first/a second reading → der Senat beriet das Gesetz in erster/zweiter Lesung

(= knowledge) → Belesenheit f; a man of wide reading → ein sehr belesener Mann

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reading:

reading age

n a low/high reading → ein hohes/junges Lesalter; a reading of 7 → die Lesefähigkeit eines 7-Jährigen

reading book

n → Lesebuch nt

reading desk

n → (Lese)tisch m

reading glass

n → Lupe f

reading glasses

pl → Lesebrille f

reading head

n (Comput) → Lesekopf m

reading knowledge

n to have a reading of Spanish → Spanisch lesen können

reading lamp

n → Leselampe f

reading list

n → Leseliste f

reading matter

n → Lesestoff m

reading public

n → Leserschaft f, → Leser pl

reading room

n → Lesesaal m

reading speed

n (of child, Comput) → Lesegeschwindigkeit f

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reading [ˈriːdɪŋ] n

a. (gen) → lettura; (of proofs) → correzione f
I like reading → mi piace leggere

b. (interpretation) → interpretazione f; (of original text, manuscript) → lezione f

c. (of thermometer) → lettura
to take a reading → prendere or fare una lettura

d. (recital, of play, poem) → reading m inv
to give a poetry reading → tenere un reading di poesia

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