German VERB B2 Rank 6522

vortragen

to present / put forward

vortragen – trug vor – hat vorgetragen

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vortragen vs halten

to hold

You can both halten and vortragen a speech. „Eine Rede halten“ refers more to the public appearance as a whole, while „vortragen“ places more emphasis on presenting the prepared content. halten usually fits the appearance, while vortragen also fits presenting a prepared text.

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vortragen

Die Bürgermeisterin trug bei der Feier ihre sorgfältig vorbereitete Rede vor.

The mayor presented her carefully prepared speech at the celebration.

halten

Die Bürgermeisterin hielt bei der Feier eine Rede vor dem ganzen Publikum.

The mayor gave a speech in front of the entire audience at the celebration.

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