The audience acclaimed the actors for their performance.
Source: tatoeba (1923)
Performance
/[pəˈfɔː.məns]/
Synonyms for "performance" (259 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (78)
deeddeliverydemeanordemilegatodemonstrationdeportmentdirectiondischargedispatchdisplaydoingdoingsdrivingdumb showeffectivenesseffectuationefficacyefficiencyeffortembodiment
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empty formalityenactingenactmentendeavorengagemententerpriseentertainmentexecutionexerciseexercisesexhibitexhibitionexploitexpositionexposureexpressionfait accomplifarewell performancefeatfingeringflesh showformalformalityfruitionfulfillmentfunctionfunctioninggaggestgigglissandogograduationgraduation exerciseshamhammy actinghandhandiworkhandlingheedheedinghokehokumimitationimpersonationimplementationinauguralinaugurationincarnationinitiationinterpretationintonationjobkeepinglegatoliturgy
Noun(2 words)
Related words (129)
managementmaneuvermanipulationmasquerademeasuremezzo staccatomimesismimickingmimicrymimingmission accomplishedmovemummerymusic-makingmusical performancemusical programobservanceobservationoccupationoffice
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openingoperancyostentationoveractingoverproductionovert actpalaverpantomimepantomimingparlandopassagepatterperformingperpetrationpersonationpersonificationphilharmonicphilharmonic concertpianismpizzicatoplayplayactingplayingpop concertpopspopular concertportrayalposingpracticepremierepresentationpresentmentproceedingproductionproductivenessprogramprogram of musicprogrammeprojectionprompromenade concertrealizationrecitalrecitationreligious ceremonyrenderingrenditionrepercussionrepresentationres gestaerespectresponsibilityretrospectiveriterite de passagerite of passageritualroutinerubatorunningsatisfactionsceneserviceservice of musicshowshowingslapstickslursolemnitysolemnizationsongspectaclespiccatostaccatostage businessstage directionsstage presencestage presentationstandsteeringstepstrokestuntsuccessswan songsymphony concerttaking a roletechniquetheatretheatrical performancethingthing donetouchtour de forcetransactiontryoutturnundertakingunfoldingunfoldmentunveilingvarnishing dayvernissageworkworkingworkingsworks
Noun(2 words)
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1 entrieshas context
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4 entriesreceives action
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16 entriesused for
9 entriesTranslations
193 translations across 40 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- performancë noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- performancë noun (live show or concert)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θέα noun (live show or concert)
Arabic
2 entries- أَدَاء noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- مَسْرَحِيَّة noun (live show or concert)
Armenian
1 entries- ներկայացում noun (live show or concert)
Belarusian
4 entries- выкана́нне noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- выпаўне́нне noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- выступле́нне noun (live show or concert)
- прадстаўле́нне noun (live show or concert)
Bulgarian
4 entries- де́йствие noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- извъ́ршване noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- изпълне́ние noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- постъ́пка noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
Catalan
4 entries- actuació noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- actuació noun (live show or concert)
- espectacle noun (live show or concert)
- execució noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 表演 noun (live show or concert)
Czech
4 entries- provedení noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- představení noun (live show or concert)
- vykonání noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- vystoupení noun (live show or concert)
Dutch
2 entries- opvoering noun (live show or concert)
- uitvoering noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Esperanto
2 entries- prezentado noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- prezentado noun (live show or concert)
Estonian
1 entries- etendus noun (live show or concert)
Finnish
4 entries- esiintyminen noun (live show or concert)
- esitys noun (live show or concert)
- näytäntö noun (live show or concert)
- näytös noun (live show or concert)
French
4 entries- exécution noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- exécution noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- performance noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- performance noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
Georgian
4 entries- აღსრულება noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- განხორციელება noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- მოქმედება noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- მუშაობა noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
German
4 entries- Arbeitsleistung noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- Aufführung noun (live show or concert)
- Auftritt noun (live show or concert)
- Durchführung noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Greek
4 entries- απόδοση noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- εκπλήρωση noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- εκτέλεση noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- επίδοση noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Hebrew
1 entries- הַצָּגָה noun (live show or concert)
Hindi
1 entries- निष्पादन noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Hungarian
4 entries- elvégzés noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- előadás noun (live show or concert)
- nagy dolog noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- teljesítmény noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
Indonesian
4 entries- kinerja noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- penampilan noun (live show or concert)
- performa noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- persembahan noun (live show or concert)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- اِجْرا noun (live show or concert)
- تَماشا noun (live show or concert)
- نَمایِش noun (live show or concert)
Italian
4 entries- esecuzione noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- esibizione noun (live show or concert)
- prestazione noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- prestazione noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
Japanese
2 entries- 公演 noun (live show or concert)
- 演奏 noun (live show or concert)
Korean
2 entries- 공연 noun (live show or concert)
- 연주 noun (live show or concert)
Latin
2 entries- exsecūtiō noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- functiō noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Macedonian
4 entries- изведба noun (live show or concert)
- настап noun (live show or concert)
- перформанса noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- претстава noun (live show or concert)
Malay
2 entries- persembahan noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- persembahan noun (live show or concert)
Norwegian
3 entries- forestilling noun (live show or concert)
- fremføring noun (live show or concert)
- opptreden noun (live show or concert)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اویون noun (live show or concert)
Polish
4 entries- produktywność noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- przedstawienie noun (live show or concert)
- wykonanie noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- występ noun (live show or concert)
Portuguese
4 entries- apresentação noun (live show or concert)
- desempenho noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- desempenho noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- desempenho noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
Romanian
4 entries- desăvârșire noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- performanță noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- performanță noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- prestație noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
Russian
4 entries- выполне́ние noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- выступле́ние noun (live show or concert)
- де́йствие noun (that which is performed or accomplished)
- исполне́ние noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- nástup noun (live show or concert)
- performànsa noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- на́ступ noun (live show or concert)
- перформа̀нса noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
Slovak
1 entries- predstavenie noun (live show or concert)
Spanish
4 entries- actuación noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- actuación noun (live show or concert)
- cumplimiento noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- desempeño noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
Swedish
4 entries- framträdande noun (live show or concert)
- föreställning noun (live show or concert)
- prestanda noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- uppträdande noun (live show or concert)
Turkish
2 entries- performans noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- performans noun (live show or concert)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ви́ступ noun (live show or concert)
- викона́ння noun (the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment)
- викона́ння noun (amount of useful work accomplished)
- виста́ва noun (live show or concert)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
There were no tickets available for Friday's performance.
Source: tatoeba (18477)
The audience reacted in different ways to her performance.
Source: tatoeba (20933)
The audience was carried away by his touching performance.
Source: tatoeba (20936)
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