Vorlage
Pronunciation: [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːɡə]
“Vorlage” is a German word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- source material, original, inspiration (the material that is adapted into a piece of media or art, e.g. a novel turned into a film, a historical person transformed into a fictional character, or a photo copied into a pencil sketch)
- template (generic layout or form to be specified with concrete data)
- presentation, submission (of a document requested/required as part of a process)
- setup, assist, opportunity (something which is promptly referenced by someone else to make a joke, argument, segue or criticism)
- assist (decisive pass that leads to a goal or similar successful play)
- forward-leaning posture
- vorlage
- draft, document (for evaluation or ratification by a wider circle)
Etymology
From Middle High German vorlāge. By surface analysis, deverbal from vorlegen.
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