Verb

auf|zeichnen

to record, to note down, to sketch, to plot

Wir zeichnen das Gespräch auf.

We are recording the conversation.

Er zeichnete eine Karte auf.

He drew a map.

Bitte zeichnen Sie die Daten auf.

Please record the data.

((et4)) auf|zeichnen to record/draw sth. The reporter recorded the interview.

Synonyms: notieren (to note down), aufnehmen (to record), protokollieren (to log)

Composed of `auf-` (on, upon) and `zeichnen` (to draw). It conveys the sense of drawing 'onto' a surface or recording 'onto' a device.

Imagine 'drawing on' (`aufzeichnen`) a notepad to jot things down, or 'drawing' a signal onto a recording medium.

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