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Screenshot

/ˈskʁiːnˌʃɔt/· noun· Pl. die Screenshots

screenshot

Der Screenshot (formally: das Bildschirmfoto) — what you send to IT support when an error appears, and what people use as proof in online disputes.

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Forms
Singular
der Screenshot
Plural
die Screenshots
Genitiv
des Screenshots

One word, many lives

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Screenshot
screenshot

Schicken Sie uns bitte einen Screenshot der Fehlermeldung.

Please send us a screenshot of the error message.

Word family

Screenshotscreenshottento take a screenshot (colloquial)die Screenshot-Funktionscreenshot function

Common combinations

  • einen Screenshot machento take a screenshot
  • per Screenshot belegento prove with a screenshot
  • einen Screenshot verschickento send a screenshot

Similar & opposite

≈ Synonyms
das Bildschirmfoto

Common learner mistakes

  • einen Screenshot nehmen
    einen Screenshot machen
    In German you machen a screenshot; nehmen is a literal translation of "take".

Real examples

  • Bevor der Beitrag gelöscht wurde, hatten schon Hunderte Nutzer Screenshots davon gemacht.Before the post was deleted, hundreds of users had already taken screenshots of it.
  • Mit einem Screenshot konnte sie beweisen, dass die Zahlung pünktlich erfolgt war.With a screenshot she was able to prove that the payment had been made on time.
  • Achten Sie darauf, dass auf dem Screenshot keine persönlichen Daten zu sehen sind.Make sure that no personal data can be seen in the screenshot.

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