German Conversation · Level 6
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German word
Echo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈɛço/
Meaning
- neuter nounecho
Example
In der Halle hörte man viele Echos.
Many echoes could be heard in the hall.
More examples
Sein Interview fand kaum Echo in der Bevölkerung.
His interview found little echo among the public.
Core concept
A sound travels out, returns from a distant surface, and becomes a returning response to words or events.
Common phrases
in der Öffentlichkeit ein Echo finden
find an echo among the public
kein Echo finden
find no echo
ein Echo hervorrufen
provoke an echo
Similar words
Reaktion: A specific action or reply given in response to something said or done.
Resonanz: A response felt as approval or shared feeling among those who receive something.
Rückmeldung: A reply that conveys an opinion or assessment of an action or statement.
Definition in German
Ein Echo bezeichnet neben dem akustischen Phänomen auch übertragen die Reaktion oder Resonanz auf eine Äußerung oder ein Ereignis.
Word origin
German Echo comes through Latin echo from Greek ēchō, a word for sound or reverberation that also became the name of the mythological nymph Echo.
Usage tips
- Echo is neuter, so the definite article is das Echo, and its regular plural is Echos.
Other meanings
- reverberationnoun
- reflected soundnoun
Opposites
- Stillesilencenoun
Related words
- echoartigecho-likeadjective
- Echoeffektecho effectnoun