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  1. 홈 /
  2. 사전 /
  3. Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch /
  4. attention

attention

/əˈtɛnʃən/
Aufmerksamkeit

Please pay attention to the instructions.

Bitte schenken Sie den Anweisungen Aufmerksamkeit.


neutral

Aktivierte Wahrnehmung oder Konzentration auf etwas

The teacher asked for everyone's attention.

Der Lehrer forderte die Aufmerksamkeit aller.

He drew attention to the problem.

Er lenkte Aufmerksamkeit auf das Problem.

Can be used in formal and informal contexts.

neutral

Besondere Beachtung oder Interesse

The new policy has attracted a lot of attention.

Die neue Politik hat viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich gezogen.

Often used in media or public discourse.

formell

Höflichkeitsformel in Briefen oder Anreden (abgekürzt 'attn.')

Attention: Mr. Schmidt

Zu Händen: Herr Schmidt

Common in business correspondence.

Kollokationen

pay attentionAufmerksamkeit schenkendraw attentionAufmerksamkeit erregenattention spanKonzentrationsspannepublic attentionÖffentliches Interesse

Synonyme

focusconcentrationnoticeheed

Antonyme

inattentiondistractionneglect

Verwandte Ausdrücke

attention deficitRedewendung
Konzentrationsstörung
attention grabberRedewendung
Aufmerksamkeitsfänger

Profi-Tipp

Collocation Mastery

Learn collocations like 'pay attention' (Aufmerksamkeit schenken) and 'draw attention' (Aufmerksamkeit erregen) to sound more natural in German.

Goldene Regel

Formal vs. Informal

Use 'Aufmerksamkeit' in most contexts. For formal letters, 'Zu Händen' (abbreviated 'z.Hd.') is appropriate.

Wortursprung

From Latin *attentio(n-)*, from *attendere* ('to attend, give heed'), from *ad-* ('to') + *tendere* ('to stretch'). First recorded in English in the 14th century.

Verwendungshinweise

In German, 'Aufmerksamkeit' is the primary translation, but context may require 'Beachtung' (e.g., 'Beachtung schenken' = to pay attention). The phrase 'attention' in English can also imply urgency (e.g., 'Attention, please!').

Wortzerlegung

at-
to/toward
prefix
+
-tend-
to stretch/extend
root
+
-tion
action or state
suffix
Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch
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