die Vorlage

1. 1

   draft, document — for evaluation or ratification by a wider circle

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   template — generic layout or form to be specified with concrete data

4. 4

   presentation, submission — of a document requested/required as part of a process

5. 5

   setup, assist, opportunity — something which is promptly referenced by someone else to make a joke, argument, segue or criticismrare

6. 6

   assist — decisive pass that leads to a goal or similar successful playrare

7. 7

   forward-leaning posturerare

8. 8

   forward-leaning posture; vorlagerare

Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.