English

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Alternative forms
shew (archaic)

Etymology
OE. sceawian|sc�awian, from West Germanic *skauwojanan. Cognate with Dutch schouwen and German schauen.

Pronunciation
italbrac|UK: IPA|/���/, SAMPA|/S@U/
italbrac|US: enPR|sh�, IPA|/�o�/, SAMPA|/SoU?/
audio|en-us-show.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��

Verb
en-verb|shows|showing|showed or dialectic shew|shown

1. transitive To display, to have somebody see something.
2. transitive To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

Synonyms
italbrac|display: display, indicate, point out, reveal
italbrac|indicate a fact to be true: demonstrate, prove

Antonyms
italbrac|display: conceal, cover up, hide
italbrac|indicate a fact to be true: disprove, refute

Derived terms
showcase
showdown
shower
show off<!--verb; "show-off" is derived from this-->
show up

Translations
trans-top|display
Arabic: ARchar|عرض IPAchar|(�ára�a), ARchar|رأ� (ra��) m
Chinese: �示 (zh�nshì)
Croatian: pokazati, demostrirati
Dutch: tonen, laten zien
Esperanto: vidigi, montri
Finnish: näyttää, (indifferently or in a way that annoys the speaker) näytellä; (in an official context) esittää
French: t+|fr|montrer
German: t+|de|zeigen
Hebrew: ��צ�� romanization of Hebrew|lehatsíg, ��ר��ת romanization of Hebrew|lehar`ót
Hindi: दि�ाना (dikhaana)
Hungarian: t+|hu|mutat, t+|hu|megmutat
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Italian: t+|it|mostrare
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trmiseru|scJpan
Korean: �리�� (garikida)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�شا�دا�
Marathi: दा�वण� (daakhawaNe)
Norwegian: t+|no|vise
Old English: t-|ang|eowan|alt�owan|xsOld English, t-|ang|tæcan|alttǣ�an|xsOld English
Persian: t+|fa|��ا�ش|trnamâyesh|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Portuguese: t+|pt|mostrar, t+|pt|apresentar
Romanian: t+|ro|ar�ta
Russian: показ�ва�� (pokázyvat�)
Spanish: t+|es|mostrar
Swedish: t+|sv|visa
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trans-top|indicate (a fact) to be true
Arabic: ARchar|ثبت IPAchar|(θábata), ARchar|�ضح IPAchar|(wá�aħa)
Dutch: aantonen, demonstreren
Finnish: t+|fi|näyttää, t+|fi|osoittaa
French: t+|fr|démontrer
German: t+|de|zeigen
Hebrew: ��ר��ת romanization of Hebrew|lehar`ót
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Italian: t+|it|dimostrare
Kurdish: KUchar|پ�شا�دا�
Norwegian: t+|no|vise
Persian: FAchar|�شا� داد� (neshân dâdan)
Portuguese: t+|pt|demonstrar
Quechua: aminakoyim
Romanian: ar�ta, demonstra
Spanish: t-|es|demostrar
Swedish: t+|sv|visa, t+|sv|demonstrera
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ttbc|Breton: diskouez
ttbc|Bulgarian: показвам (pokazvam) (1,2)
ttbc|Chinese: 使被�� (sh� bèi kànjiàn)
ttbc|Ido: montrar, indikar (indicate)
ttbc|Indonesian: tunjuk|menunjukkan, tunjuk|mempertunjukkan, tampil|menampilkan, lihat|memperlihatkan
ttbc|Japanese: ���, (���, miseru), 示� (���, shimesu), 表� (����, arawasu), 表示�� (������, hy�ji-suru)

Noun
en-noun

1. countable A play, dance, or other entertainment.
2. countable An exhibition of items.

#:art show
#:dog show

1. countable A demonstration.

#:show of force

1. countable A broadcast program/programme.

#:radio show
#:television show

1. countable A movie.

#:Let's catch a show.

1. uncountable mere display with no substance

#:The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.

Synonyms
italbrac|exhibition: exhibition, exposition
italbrac|demonstration: demonstration, illustration, proof
italbrac|broadcast program(me): program|program(me)
italbrac|mere display with no substance: façade, front, superficiality

Derived terms
showman
showpiece
show-stopper
show-stopping
showy

Translations
trans-top|entertainment
Arabic: ARchar|عرض IPAchar|(�ar�), ARchar|استعراض IPAchar|(isti�r��) m
Croatian: t-|hr|Å¡ou|m
Czech: podívaná f
Dutch: t-|nl|show, t+|nl|voorstelling
Finnish: #French|show, näytelmä, esitys
French: t+|fr|spectacle|m
Hebrew: ��פע� romanization of Hebrew|hofa`á f
Italian: t+|it|spettacolo|m
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Maltese: spettaklu m
Romanian: spectacol n
Russian: �пек�акл� (spektákl�) m, �о� (šou) m
Spanish: t-|es|espectáculo|m, t-|es|show|m
Swedish: t-|sv|show|c
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trans-top|exhibition
Arabic: ARchar|�عرض IPAchar|(ma�ri�) m
Croatian: t-|hr|izložba|f
Czech: t-|cs|výstava|f
Dutch: tentoonstelling, expositie
Finnish: näyttely, esittely
Hebrew: ��פע romanization of Hebrew|mofá m
Italian: t+|it|mostra|f
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ�شا�گا
Maltese: wirja, essibizjoni
Romanian: t-|ro|expoziţie|f
Russian: t+|ru|в���авка|f|trvýstavka|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|exposición|f
Swedish: uppvisning italbrac|living objects c, utställning italbrac|non-living objects c
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trans-top|demonstration
Arabic: ARchar|اظ�ار|إظ�ار IPAchar|(�i�h�r), ARchar|عرض IPAchar|(�ar�)
Croatian: t|hr|demonstracija|f
Czech: ukázka f, p�edvedení n
Finnish: t-|fi|näytös, t+|fi|demonstraatio
German: t+|de|Demonstration|f
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Romanian: demonstraţie f
Spanish: t-|es|demostración|f
Swedish: t-|sv|demonstration
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trans-top|broadcast program(me)
Arabic: ARchar|بر�ا�ج (barn�maj) m
Croatian: t-|hr|Å¡ou|m
Czech: po�ad m
Finnish: t+|fi|ohjelma
French: t+|fr|émission|f
Hebrew: ת��נ�ת romanization of Hebrew|tokhnít f
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Norwegian: t-|no|show|m, t-|no|program|m
Romanian: emisiune f, program f
Spanish: t-|es|programa|m
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trans-top|mere display
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ttbc|Bulgarian: �о� (šou) n (1), п�ед��авление (predstavlénie) n (2), �пек�ак�л (spekták�l) n (2), изложба (izložba) f (3), показване (pokazvane) n (4), демон���а�и� (demonstrátsija) f (4)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (y�nchū), 表� (bi�oy�n)

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Spanish

Etymology
From E.|es.

Noun
es-noun-m

1. #English|show

ast:show
zh-min-nan:show
el:show
fa:show
fr:show
gl:show
io:show
id:show
it:show
ku:show
hu:show
ja:show
pl:show
pt:show
ru:show
simple:show
sr:show
fi:show
ta:show
tt:show
te:show
vi:show
tr:show
uk:show
zh:show

• 2007-12-17 08:01 - Tbot - added t for hu, fa, pt, fr, sv, ru, fi

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