 | English  | German | |
 | rapt {adj} [e.g. audience, listener] | 158 andächtig [z. B. Publikum, Zuhörer] | |
| discriminating {adj} [audience, person, etc.] | 87 kritisch [Blick, Person, Zuhörer] | |
| attentive {adj} [e.g. audience] | 39 wach [aufmerksam] | |
| disperse {adj} [e.g. audience, phase, matter] | 25 dispers [z. B. Publikum, Phase, Materie] | |
| willing {adj} [audience] | 14 geneigt [Publikum] | |
| Verbs |
| to draw sth. [a crowd, an audience etc.] | 121 etw. anziehen [Publikum etc.] | |
| RadioTV [to participate in sth. as a viewer or member of an audience e.g. a game show, in order to hazard a guess at the answer of a posed question] | bei etw.Dat. mitraten | |
| to engage sth. [attention, audience] | etw. auf sich ziehen [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum] | |
| to woo [audience, voters etc.] | für sich zu gewinnen versuchen | |
| Nouns |
| approbation [from critics, audience] | 503 Beifall {m} | |
| speech [talk delivered to an audience] | 35 Redebeitrag {m} | |
| hist. durbar [Ind.] [audience, reception] | 9 Audienz {f} [eines indischen Fürsten oder britischen Vizekönigs] | |
| listeners {pl} [collectively] [audience] | Zuhörerschaft {f} | |
| 2 Words |
| to warm sb. up [fig.] [audience etc.] | jdn. in Stimmung / Schwung bringen [fig.] [Publikum etc.] | |
| accompanying throng [e.g. audience at a mobile sporting event] | Begleitpulk {m} | |
| pushover audience [also: push-over audience] | dankbares Publikum {n} [leicht zu begeistern usw.] | |
| pol. town hall [political event in which politicians answer audience questions] | [politische Veranstaltung, bei der Politiker Publikumsfragen beantworten] | |
| 3 Words |
| to find broad interest [in / at / among a given audience] | großes Interesse finden [in / bei / unter einem bestimmten Publikum] | |
| idiom mil. to take sth. by storm [also fig.: sb.'s heart, the audience, etc.] | etw. im Sturm erobern [auch fig.: jds. Herz, das Publikum etc.] | |
| idiom mil. to take sth. by storm [also fig.: the audience, etc.] | etw. im Sturm nehmen [auch fig.: das Publikum etc.] | |
| 4 Words |
| to break up an audience [coll.] [cause an audience to be overcome with laughter] | ein Publikum in schallendes Gelächter ausbrechen lassen | |
| 5+ Words |
| to be on the edge of one's seat [of a member of an audience] [fig.] | gespannt sein wie ein Flitzbogen [regional Flitzebogen] [fig.] [ugs.] | |
