audience

au·di·ence  (ôd-ns)

n.

1.

a. The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.

b. The readership for printed matter, as for a book.

2. A body of adherents; a following: The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.

3. A formal hearing, as with a religious or state dignitary.

4. An opportunity to be heard or to express one's views.

5. The act of hearing or attending.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audins, audient-, present participle of audre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

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audience [ˈɔːdɪəns]

n

1. a group of spectators or listeners, esp at a public event such as a concert or play

2. the people reached by a book, film, or radio or television programme

3. the devotees or followers of a public entertainer, lecturer, etc.; regular public

4. an opportunity to put one's point of view, such as a formal interview with a monarch or head of state

[from Old French, from Latin audientia a hearing, from audīre to hear]

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Audience a group or assembly of listeners, viewers, or spectators; a formal interview with a person of importance, hence, those present at such an interview.

Examples: an audience with the pope; an audience of readers; of secular men, 1407.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place gallery - spectators at a golf or tennis match grandstand - the audience at a stadium or racetrack house - the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house" attender, auditor, hearer, listener - someone who listens attentively motion-picture fan, moviegoer - someone who goes to see movies playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater
	2.	audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" populace, public, world - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, people, mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" readership - the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.) TV audience, viewers, viewing audience - the audience reached by television
	3.	audience - an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" hearing chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
	4.	audience - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" consultation, interview group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

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audience

noun

1. spectators, company, house, crowd, gathering, gallery, assembly, viewers, listeners, patrons, congregation, turnout, onlookers, throng, assemblage The entire audience broke into loud applause.

2. public, market, following, fans, devotees, fanbase, aficionados She began to find a receptive audience for her work.

3. interview, meeting, hearing, exchange, reception, consultation The Prime Minister will seek an audience with the Queen today.

Translations

audience [ˈɔːdɪəns]

A. N

1. (= gathering) → público m; (in theatre etc) → público m, auditorio m
there was a big audience → asistió un gran público
those in the audience → los que formaban/forman parte del público or de la audiencia
TV audiences → telespectadores mpl

2. (= interview) → audiencia f (with con) to have an audience with → tener audiencia con, ser recibido en audiencia por
to grant sb an audience → dar audiencia or conceder(una)audiencia a algn
to receive sb in audience → recibir a algn en audiencia

B. CPD audience appeal N it's got audience appeal → tiene gancho con el público
audience chamber N → sala f de audiencias
audience participation N → participación f del público
audience rating N (TV, Rad) → índice m de audiencia
audience research N (TV, Rad) → sondeo m de opiniones

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audience [ˈɔːdiəns] n

(in theatre, cinema) → public m
The entire audience broke into loud applause → L'ensemble du public se mit à applaudir à tout rompre.

[radio programme] the audience [radio programme] → l'audience f, les auditeurs/trices; [TV programme] → les téléspectateurs/trices, l'audience f
a worldwide television audience of six million → six millions de téléspectateurs dans le monde entier

(= interview) → audience f
audience participation n → participation f du public

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audience

n

→ Publikum nt no pl; (Theat, TV) → Zuschauer pl, → Publikum nt no pl; (of speaker) → Zuhörer pl, → Publikum nt no pl; (of writer, book) → Leserkreis m, → Leserschaft f; (Rad) → Zuhörerschaft f; to have a large audience → ein großes Publikum haben or ansprechen (also Rad, TV etc); to have audience appeal → publikumswirksam sein; I prefer London audiences → ich ziehe das Publikum in London vor

(= formal interview) → Audienz f → (with bei)

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audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] n

a. (gathering) → pubblico (Radio) → ascoltatori mpl (TV) → telespettatori mpl; (of speaker) → uditorio
there was a big audience at the theatre → c'erano molti spettatori or c'era un gran pubblico al teatro

b. (formal interview) → udienza

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audience [ˈɔːdɪəns] n

a. (gathering) → pubblico (Radio) → ascoltatori mpl (TV) → telespettatori mpl; (of speaker) → uditorio
there was a big audience at the theatre → c'erano molti spettatori or c'era un gran pubblico al teatro

b. (formal interview) → udienza

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audience

n audience [ˈoːdiəns]

1 a group of people watching or listening to a performance etc The audience at the concert; a television audience. gehoor, kykers جُمهور المُشاهِدين أو المُسْتَمِعين публика publikum publikum; tilhørere das Publikum κοινό público publik حضار؛ شنوندگان yleisö auditoire; public קָהַל दर्शक publika hallgatóság, közönség hadirin áheyrendur, áhorfendur, lesendur pubblico 聴衆 관중 žiūrovai, klausytojai klausītāji; auditorija penonton publiek publikum, tilhørere, radiolyttere, TV-seere widownia, widzowie assistência public, auditoriu; audienţă публика, (теле)зрители publikum občinstvo publika publik ผู้ชม seyirciler, dinleyiciler 觀眾或聽眾 аудиторія; публіка ناظرین ، حاضرین khán thính giả 听众

2 a formal interview with someone important eg a king an audience with the Pope. afspraak, oudiënsie مُقابَلَه رَسْمِيَّه аудиенция audience audiens die Audienz ακρόαση audiencia audients شرفیابی؛ مصاحبه با مقامات بالا audienssi audience רֵאָיוֹן רִשְמִי मुलाकात audijencija kihallgatás wawancara resmi, audiensi áheyrn, viðtal udienza 謁見 접견 audiencija audience; pieņemšana menghadap audia antie audiens audiencja audiência audi­enţă аудиенция audiencia avdienca zvanični intervju sa nekom važnom ličnošću, audijencija audiens การประชุมกับบุคคลสำคัญ huzura kabul, resmî kabul 謁見 аудієнція شرفِ باریابی sự tiếp kiến 谒见；接见

audience ends in -ence (not -ance ).

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audience → جمهور publikum publikum Publikum ακροατήριο audiencia yleisö public publika pubblico 聴衆 청중 publiek publikum publiczność audiência аудитория publik ผู้ชม dinleyiciler khán giả 受众