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Rollenspielen

role-playing

noun RO-len-shpee-len Rare
Arts & Culture Games

Also means

role-play game

Usage Note

Rollenspielen as a nominalized infinitive refers to the activity of role-playing, common in tabletop RPGs (Pen-and-Paper-Rollenspielen) and also in pedagogical contexts. The games themselves are Rollenspiele. German RPG culture is strong, with Das Schwarze Auge as the flagship national game.

Examples

"Das Rollenspielen fordert Kreativität und die Bereitschaft, in eine andere Rolle zu schlüpfen."

Natural Translation

Role-playing demands creativity and the willingness to slip into another role.

Literal Translation

The role-playing demands creativity and the readiness, into another role to slip.

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