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German word
Show
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃɔʊ̯/
Meaning
- feminine nounshow
Example
Im Fernsehen läuft heute eine Show.
There's a show on TV today.
More examples
Für die neue Staffel suchen sie Teilnehmer für eine musikalische Show.
For the new season, they are looking for participants for a musical show.
Core concept
A brightly staged event that puts people, acts, or objects on display for an audience.
Common phrases
eine Show im Fernsehen
a show on television
eine musikalische Show
a musical show
bei einer Show mitwirken
participate in a show
Similar words
Sendung: A radio or television program broadcast to an audience.
Programm: The planned schedule or lineup of a broadcast or event.
Veranstaltung: An organized event held at a particular place.
Auftritt: A single performance or appearance on stage.
Definition in German
Eine meist unterhaltende Veranstaltung oder Fernsehsendung mit Moderation und einzelnen Darbietungen.
Word origin
The German noun Show is borrowed from English show, which developed from Old English scēawian through Middle English forms such as shewen and showen.
Usage tips
- Show is feminine in German: die Show, eine Show, and the plural Shows.
Other meanings
- performancenoun
- spectaclenoun
Opposites
- Dokumentationdocumentarynoun
Related words
- Showauftrittshow appearancenoun
- Showprogrammshow programnoun