protokollieren

to take minutes, to record

verb pro-to-ko-LEE-ren Rare

Origin: from Greek protokollon

Usage Note

Protokollieren means to record the proceedings of a meeting or incident. The written record is a Protokoll. Who protokolliert is often the first thing agreed at the start of a meeting.

Examples

"Wer protokolliert heute die Teamsitzung?"

Natural Translation

Who is taking the minutes of the team meeting today?

Literal Translation

Who records-minutes today the team-meeting?

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