Noun
die Audienz
Pronunciation: /aʊ̯diɛnt͡s/
audience (formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary)
C2
rank #14,189
plural Audienzen
Meanings
Noun
- audience (formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary)
Example sentence
Der Botschafter bat den König um eine Audienz.
The ambassador asked the king for an audience.
Word forms
singular
die Audienz
plural
die Audienzen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Audienz
Accusativedie Audienz
Dativeder Audienz
Genitiveder Audienz
Plural
Nominativedie Audienzen
Accusativedie Audienzen
Dativeden Audienzen
Genitiveder Audienzen
Usage
- um eine Audienz bitten — Ask for a formal audience with a dignitary.
- Audienz / Publikum — A formal meeting versus the spectators; English audience has both meanings.
Die Gesandten warteten auf ihre Audienz beim König.
The envoys waited for their audience with the king.