Vocabulary
das
Register
/ʁeˈɡɪstɐ/· noun· Pl. die Register
(official) register; index (of a book); register (of language); alle Register ziehen = pull out all the stops
Das Register is one of the official lists kept by courts and authorities (das Handelsregister, das Vereinsregister, das Melderegister), the index at the back of a book, and in linguistics the level of language (formal, colloquial).
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- Singular
- das Register
- Plural
- die Register
- Genitiv
- des Registers
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Register
official register
Die neue GmbH wurde am Montag ins Register eingetragen.
The new limited company was entered in the register on Monday.
Word family
Registerregistrierento registerdie Registrierungregistrationdas Handelsregistercommercial registerdas Vereinsregisterregister of associationsdas Melderegisterregister of residents
Common combinations
- ins Register eintragento enter in the register
- alle Register ziehento pull out all the stops
- im Register nachschlagento look up in the index
- das Register wechselnto switch register
Common learner mistakes
- die Register (ein Verzeichnis)das RegisterRegister is neuter, and the plural looks the same: das Register, die Register.
Real examples
- Wer Auskunft über eine Firma braucht, kann online Einsicht ins Register nehmen.Anyone who needs information about a company can inspect the register online.
- Das Buch hat leider kein Register, deshalb ist die Suche mühsam.Unfortunately the book has no index, so looking things up is tedious.
- Im Gespräch mit der Chefin wechselte er sofort in ein höfliches Register.In the conversation with the boss he immediately switched to a polite register.
