recount

Nachzählung

Nochmalige Zählung, meist von Stimmen, um zu prüfen, ob das erste Ergebnis richtig war.

In einfachem Englisch: Another count of something, usually votes, to check whether the first result was correct.

• The candidate requested a recount.
• A recount of the votes changed the result.
• Two recounts confirmed her narrow victory.

Häufige Wendungen: vote recount, demand a recount

Bericht

Mündliche oder schriftliche Darstellung von Dingen, die geschehen sind.

In einfachem Englisch: A spoken or written description of things that happened.

• Write a short recount of your trip.
• His recount described the events in order.
• We read several personal recounts in class.

So benutzt man es: recount of something (She wrote a recount of her first day at school.)

Synonyme: account, narrative

Häufige Wendungen: personal recount, recount of something

erzählen

Jemandem von etwas erzählen, das geschehen ist, oft mit vielen Einzelheiten.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell someone about something that happened, often giving many details.

• He recounted his journey.
• She recounted how she had escaped the fire.
• Can you recount the events of that evening?

So benutzt man es: recount something to someone (She recounted her adventures to the children.)

Synonyme: tell, describe, relate, narrate

Häufige Wendungen: recount a story, recount an experience

nachzählen

Etwas noch einmal zählen, um die Anzahl zu überprüfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To count something again to check the number.

• Please recount the money.
• Officials recounted every ballot after the complaint.
• Have you recounted the tickets to check the total?

Synonyme: count again

Häufige Wendungen: recount the votes, recount the money