la
feminine
/awðiˈθjon/
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Translation
audition, hearing
Word origin
From Latin auditio, auditionis ('a hearing, listening'), from the verb audire ('to hear'). The same root gives English 'audio' and 'audience'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- auditio
- English cognates
- audition, audio, audience
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralaudiciones
Examples
.
Tomorrow I have an audition for the play.
.
The doctor gave her a hearing test.
Cientos bailarines .
Hundreds of dancers turned up for the audition.
, empeorando.
With age, his hearing gradually got worse.
.
The audition will be held in the main theatre.
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