reading sample / read-through
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reading sample
A short excerpt or a chapter from a book that publishers or authors provide free of charge in order to spark the interest of potential buyers.
Auf der Webseite des Verlags kann man sich eine kostenlose Leseprobe des neuen Romans herunterladen.
On the publisher's website, you can download a free reading sample of the new novel.
read-through
A rehearsal in theater or film in which the actors and the production team read the script or text aloud together for the first time.
Bei der ersten Leseprobe wurde schnell klar, welche Dialoge noch überarbeitet werden müssen.
During the first read-through, it quickly became clear which dialogues still needed to be revised.
The word is made up of the stem of the verb 'lesen' (to read) and the noun 'die Probe' (sample/rehearsal). A 'Probe' can mean both a sample/example and a rehearsal/trial run, which explains the two meanings of the word.
Ich habe mir eine Probe des Parfums geben lassen.
I had them give me a sample of the perfume.
You can recognize the meaning from context. In connection with 'Buch' (book), 'Verlag' (publisher), or 'Autor' (author), it means a text excerpt. In the context of 'Theater' (theater), 'Film' (film), 'Drehbuch' (script), or 'Schauspieler' (actor), it means a joint rehearsal.
Die Leseprobe des neuen Krimis hat mich neugierig gemacht.
The reading sample of the new crime novel made me curious.
When it is about a book excerpt, typical combinations are 'eine kostenlose Leseprobe' (a free reading sample), 'eine Leseprobe herunterladen' (to download a reading sample), or 'eine Leseprobe anbieten' (to offer a reading sample).
Viele Online-Buchhandlungen bieten eine kostenlose Leseprobe an.
Many online bookstores offer a free reading sample.
rehearsal / sample / test
A Probe is the general term for jointly practicing an artistic performance. A Leseprobe is the more specific form in which the text or script is first read aloud together. When it is about further practice, „Probe“ is the appropriate word; for the first time reading the text together, „Leseprobe“ fits.
Bei der Leseprobe lasen die Schauspieler das neue Drehbuch erstmals gemeinsam laut.
During the read-through, the actors read the new script aloud together for the first time.
Bei der Probe übten die Schauspieler schon die Szenen mit ihren Bewegungen.
During the rehearsal, the actors were already practicing the scenes with their movements.
