# die Vorlage

die Vorlage is a German noun meaning “source material”. Forms: der Vorlage, die Vorlagen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Vorlage
- Plural: die Vorlagen

## In other languages

- Русский: проект, предложение
- Українська: зразок

## Meanings

1. 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)
2. template (generic layout or form to be specified with concrete data)
   - Stundenzettel-Vorlage — time sheet template
3. _formal_ presentation, submission (of a document requested/required as part of a process)
   - Für die Bewerbung ist die Vorlage einer Studienbescheinigung notwendig. — As part of the application, proof of enrollment must be presented.
4. setup, assist, opportunity (something which is promptly referenced by someone else to make a joke, argument, segue or criticism)
   - Statt die erwartbaren Fragen an sich abprallen zu lassen, hat Juncker seinen Kritikern neue Vorlagen geliefert. — Instead of having the predictable questions bounce off of him, Juncker provided his detractors with new material to pounce on.
5. _uncountable_ forward-leaning posture
   - Der Schüler bietet sein "Schützen" auf seiner nicht-dominanten rechten Seite an. Er steht in Vorlage, aber nicht extrem nach vorne gelehnt, so dass er noch stabil stehen kann. — The student offers his buckler on his non-dominant right side. He is in a forward-leaning position, but not extremely leaned forwards, such that he can still stand in a stable manner.
6. _uncountable_ vorlage
7. draft, document (for evaluation or ratification by a wider circle)
   - Die Mehrheit des Reichstages war gewissenlos genug, die Vorlage abzulehnen […] — A majority of the Reichstag was unscrupulous enough to reject the [legislative] draft […]

## Examples

- Unter Verwendung historischer Vorlagen schrieb sie mehrere spannende Romane. — Drawing on historical sources, she wrote several exciting novels.
- Die Gegner der Vorlage stammen aus unterschiedlichen politischen Lagern. — Opponents of the bill come from across the political spectrum.

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