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applaudissement

applause

noun ah-ploh-DEES-mahn Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

clapping

Usage Note

Applaudissement is almost always used in the plural — des applaudissements — when referring to clapping in an audience context. The verb is applaudir (to applaud), a regular second-group -ir verb (nous applaudissons). The phrase une salve d'applaudissements means 'a round of applause'.

Examples

"Les applaudissements ont duré cinq minutes."

Natural Translation

The applause lasted five minutes.

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