Vertretung

German

Etymology

From vertreten + -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈtreːtʊŋ/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈtʁeː.tʊŋ], [fɛɐ̯-], [-tʊŋk]
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧tre‧tung

Noun

Vertretung f (genitive Vertretung, plural Vertretungen)

  1. representation (the act of representing)
  2. agency (that which represents)
  3. substitution, deputyship (the act of replacing someone during their absence)
  4. substitute, deputy (that which substitutes)

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