encore
To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or byTo call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
» The pianist played two encores.
Der Pianist spielte zwei Zugaben.
Піаніст зіграв двічі на біс.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
to encore a performer
to encore a song
(intransitive)To call for an encore.
request an encore, from a performer
(intransitive)To perform an encore.
Examples
7 sentencesThe pianist played two encores.
Піаніст зіграв двічі на біс. — ChickenKiev
deDer Pianist spielte zwei Zugaben. — Sudajaengi
The crowd cried out for an encore.
deDie Menge verlangte eine Zugabe. — Haehnchenpaella
Whether or not we play an encore depends on the audience.
deOb wir eine Zugabe spielen oder nicht, hängt vom Publikum ab. — raggione
Everyone called out to the singer for an encore.
They clapped until the pianist played an encore.
ruОни аплодировали, пока пианист не сыграл на бис. — sharptoothed
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.
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Forms
encores, encoring, encored, encoredWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle