Spanish Conversation · Level 107
60 words
Spanish word
performance
Pronunciation
IPA/peɾfoɾˈmanθe/
Meaning
- feminine nounperformance
Example
La performance del actor emocionó al público.
The actor's performance moved the audience.
More examples
Vi una performance en vivo en el festival.
I saw a live performance at the festival.
Core concept
A performer's public theatrical presentation including staging and direction.
Common phrases
presentar una performance
give a performance
una performance en vivo
a live performance
performance teatral
stage performance
Similar words
actuación: Performing a role on stage or screen, carrying out the character's actions and lines.
interpretación: Expressing a character's inner life and emotions through personal acting choices.
espectáculo: Staged show produced to entertain an audience, often emphasizing spectacle.
representación: Staging a script or play for an audience as an organized theatrical production.
Definition in Spanish
Interpretación pública realizada por un intérprete, centrada en la expresión corporal y vocal, sin excluir la puesta en escena o la dirección del espectáculo.
Word origin
Loaned into Spanish from English performance, which comes from the verb perform and ultimately from Latin formare 'to form or shape'.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine (la performance) and commonly appears with verbs such as dar, realizar, or ofrecer in reviews and event listings.
Other meanings
- stagingnoun