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"audience (of a show)" in seven languages

Meaningaudience (of a show)

Spanish

público

/ˈpubliko/

masc.learned

Audiencia is a formal hearing, or a TV audience.

French

public

/pyblik/

masc.learned

Audience is a court hearing or an official reception (and, in media, ratings).

Italian

pubblico

/ˈpubbliko/

masc.learned

Portuguese

público

/ˈpubliku/

masc.learned

Romanian

public

/ˈpublik/

neut.learned

Catalan

públic

/ˈpublik/

masc.learned

English

audience

/ˈɔdiəns/

other source · Old French audience, from Latin AUDIENTIA 'a hearing'

English → Italianaudience (of a show)pubblicoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: public, publish, publication.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

PŪBLICUM‘of the people, public’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

In a theatre or concert hall the sisters say 'the public'; audiencia, audience and udienza lean toward formal hearings (Spanish and French also use them for TV viewership).

English relatives: public, publish, publication

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In a sentence

  • esEl público aplaudió durante diez minutos.
  • frLe public a applaudi pendant dix minutes.
  • itIl pubblico ha applaudito per dieci minuti.
  • ptO público aplaudiu durante dez minutos.
  • roPublicul a aplaudat timp de zece minute.
  • caEl públic va aplaudir durant deu minuts.
  • enThe audience applauded for ten minutes.

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