take out of context en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.
The statistics are not very meaningful when taken out of context.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took out of context | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken out of context | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking out of context | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes out of context | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
de aus dem Kontext reißen (to report out of context) · ar اجتزأ من السياق (to report out of context) · ru вырыва́ть из конте́кста (to report out of context) · de dekontextualisieren (to report out of context) · de aus dem Zusammenhang nehmen (to report out of context) · de aus dem Zusammenhang reißen (to report out of context) · es sacar de contexto (to report out of context) · hu szövegösszefüggésből kiragad (to report out of context) · fr décontextualiser (to report out of context) · pt descontextualizar (to report out of context) · ru вы́рвать из конте́кста (to report out of context) · gl descontextualizar (to report out of context) · es descontextualizar (to report out of context) · cmn 斷章取義 /断章取义 (to report out of context) · pt tirar de contexto (to report out of context) · fi irrottaa asiayhteydestä (to report out of context) · gl sacar de contexto (to report out of context)