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aplaude

Aplaude is a conjugated verb form used in Spanish and Portuguese. In both languages, aplaude is the third-person singular present indicative form of verbs meaning to clap or to applaud: Spanish aplaudar and Portuguese aplaudir. It is also used as the formal second-person form in Spanish when addressing someone, as in usted aplaude, and the corresponding form in Portuguese (você aplaude) in polite speech.

Etymology traces aplaude to the Latin verb applaudere, itself related to plaudere, meaning to clap or applaud.

Usage notes and examples: In everyday speech, aplaude appears in contexts of mutual approval or praise after

See also: applaud (English), aplaudir (Spanish/Portuguese infinitive), plaudere (Latin), and related terms for clapping and approval

The
form
has
passed
into
the
Romance
language
family
along
with
related
verbs
for
clapping
and
approval,
transforming
in
pronunciation
and
spelling
to
fit
the
phonology
of
Spanish
and
Portuguese.
a
performance
or
speech.
Examples
include:
El
público
aplaude
al
final
de
la
actuación.
O
público
aplaude
no
final
da
apresentação.
The
form
is
distinct
from
the
first-
and
second-person
familiar
conjugations
(aplaudo,
aplaudas
in
Spanish;
eu
aplaudo,
tu
aplaudes
in
Portuguese).
in
Romance
languages.