applaud

applaudir

Frapper ses mains l’une contre l’autre plusieurs fois pour montrer qu’on a apprécié quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you enjoyed or liked something.

• The audience applauded.
• We applauded the dancers after their performance.
• Everyone stood up and applauded loudly.

Synonymes : clap

Contraires : boo

Expressions courantes : applaud the performers, applaud loudly, applaud a performance

saluer, féliciter

Exprimer son approbation pour les actions de quelqu’un ou reconnaître qu’il a bien fait.

En anglais simple : To say that you approve of someone's actions or think they have done well.

• I applaud your courage.
• The newspaper applauded the government's decision.
• We should applaud them for helping others.

Comment l'utiliser : applaud someone for something (I applaud her for her honesty.)

Synonymes : praise, commend, approve of

Contraires : criticize, condemn

Expressions courantes : applaud someone's courage, applaud the decision, applaud someone's efforts