claque
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French claquer (“to clap one's hands”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
claque (plural claques)
- A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
- A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
- A group of fawning admirers.
Translations[edit]
people hired to applaud or boo
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From claquer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
claque f (plural claques)
claque m (plural claques)
Synonyms[edit]
- (slap in the face or on the cheek): gifle, baffe, taloche
- (overshoe): shoe claque, chouclaque
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “claque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
claque f (invariable)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- claque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
claque f (plural claques)
Further reading[edit]
- “claque” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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