Polyglot Dictionary

Applaus

/aˈplaʊs/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. applause

    • Der Applaus war laut.

      The applause was loud.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Beifall

Near-total synonyms for "applause"; Applaus is the more common everyday word, often the physical clapping; Beifall is slightly more formal and also used more broadly for "approval," as in Beifall finden.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aplauso

aplauso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "applause."

Portuguese

aplausos

aplausos is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "applause."

Practice

1 What does Applaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ war laut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Applaus?

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