No. 7,322 in Catalan
aplaudien
"They applauded."
In a sentence
Quan els artistes van sortir a l'escenari, el públic els aplaudien.
When the artists came onto the stage, the audience applauded them.
Used as a descriptive past tense third-person plural form of the verb 'aplaudir', meaning 'to applaud'.
Els estudiants aplaudien després de cada presentació.
The students were applauding after every presentation.
Demonstrates the habitual or iterative use of 'aplaudir' in past action, implying repeated actions in the past.
Els veïns aplaudien als sanitaris cada vespre durant la pandèmia.
The neighbors applauded the healthcare workers every evening during the pandemic.
Conveys a past action expressing gratitude and support within a specific social context.
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