Polyglot Dictionary

Beifall

/ˈbaɪ̯ˌfal/

der noun B1

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

    • Das Publikum spendete stürmischen Beifall.

      The audience gave thunderous applause.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Applaus

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 Beifall mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Publikum spendete stürmischen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beifall?

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