word
Skript
script
Meaning in English
Skript commonly means:
- Script / screenplay / written text for speaking: a written version of what is to be said or performed (e.g., for a film, play, speech, presentation).
- Course notes / lecture script: written teaching material, often prepared for a university course (similar to a “course pack” or “handout”).
- (Computing) script: a small program or set of commands used to automate tasks.
Word parts
Skript is a loanword from Latin scriptum (“something written”), related to schreiben (“to write”). In modern German it is used as a single unit (no productive separable parts).
German synonyms
Depending on meaning:
- (Film/Theater): Drehbuch, Textbuch, Manuskript
- (Speech/Presentation): Manuskript, Redetext, Vorlage
- (University): Vorlesungsskript, Unterlagen, Skriptum (esp. Austria), Handout
- (IT): Skriptdatei, Programm (broader), Batch-Datei (specific)
German antonyms (if applicable)
Not strict opposites, but common contrasts:
- (spoken freely): Freie Rede, Improvisation, Stegreifrede
- (not written): mündliche Darstellung (oral presentation)
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Examples
Das Skript für das Theaterstück liegt auf dem Tisch.noun
The script for the play is lying on the table.
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