Translation of "Appropriation" in German

In contrast to "lernen", the German verb "studieren" means a deeper appropriation of knowledge.

Im Gegensatz zu „lernen” bedeutet das deutsche Verb „studieren” eine vertiefendere Aneignung von Kenntnissen.

In the movie, "The Good Earth", the American actress Agnes Moorehead played the part of a Chinese woman, which would be criticized today as representing cultural appropriation.

In dem Film „Die Gute Erde“ spielte die amerikanische Schauspielerin Agnes Moorehead die Rolle einer Chinesin, was man heutzutage als kulturelle Aneignung kritisieren würde.

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.

- Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
- To buy books would be a good thing if we could also buy the time to read them; as it is, the mere act of purchasing them is often mistaken for the assimilation and mastering of their contents.

Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.