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context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n
1. the parts of a piece of writing, speech, etc., that precede and follow a word or passage and contribute to its full meaning it is unfair to quote out of context 2. the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc. [from Latin contextus a putting together, from contexere to interweave, from com- together + texere to weave, braid] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
context noun 1. circumstances, times, conditions, situation, ambience the historical context in which Chaucer wrote 2. frame of reference, background, framework, relation, connection Without a context, I would have assume it was written by a man. Translations context [ˈkɒntekst] N → contexto m in/out of context → en/fuera de contexto we must see this in context → tenemos que ver esto en su contexto to put sth in context → poner algo en su contexto it was taken out of context → fue sacado de su contexto context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contexte m in context → dans le contexte to see sth in context → voir qch dans son contexte in the context of sth → dans le contexte de qch to put sth into context, to put sth in context → replacer qch dans son contexte out of context → hors contexte to quote sth out of context → sortir qch de son contexte to quote sb out of context → sortir les paroles de qn de leur contexte context n → Zusammenhang m, → Kontext m (geh); (taken) out of context → aus dem Zusammenhang or Kontext (geh) → gerissen; in the broader European context → im weiteren europäischen Zusammenhang or Kontext (geh) → or Rahmen; in this context → in diesem Zusammenhang; in an office context → im Rahmen eines Büros context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contesto in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contesto in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto n context [ˈkontekst] the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions. konteks سِياق، مَجرى الكَلام контекст kontext sammenhæng der Zusammenhang συμφραζόμενα contexto kontekst هم بافت konteksti contexte הֶקשֵׁר सन्दर्भ kontekst, sklop, povezanost szövegösszefüggés kontes samhengi contesto 前後関係 문맥 kontekstas konteksts konteks verband sammenheng, kontekst kontekst contexto context контекст kontext sobesedilo kontekst sammanhang, kontext ข้อความแวดล้อมที่ช่วยในการเข้าใจความหมาย bağlam, kontekst (文章的)上下文或前後文 контекст; ситуація سياق وسباق văn cảnh (文章的)上下文 context → سياق kontext sammenhæng Zusammenhang γενικό πλαίσιο contexto asiayhteys contexte kontekst contesto 状況 맥락 context sammenheng kontekst contexto контекст sammanhang บริบท içerik bối cảnh 背景 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The proverbs, of which his talk was full, were for the most part not the coarse and indecent saws soldiers employ, but those folk sayings which taken without a context seem so insignificant, but when used appositely suddenly acquire a significance of profound wisdom. Latin from the books of the Laws of England, which taken along with the context, means, that of all whales captured by anybody on the coast of that land, the King, as Honorary Grand Harpooneer, must have the head, and the Queen be respectfully presented with the tail. Idealism does not say that nothing can be known beyond the present thought, but it maintains that the context of vague belief, which we spoke of in connection with the thought of St. |
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