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Demonstrationen
demonstration
Wenn viele Menschen gemeinsam auf die Straße gehen, um öffentlich ihre Meinung zu zeigen oder gegen etwas zu protestieren.
Meaning (English):
- Demonstrations / protests: public gatherings where people express political or social opinions (e.g., marching, rallying).
- Demonstrations / presentations: a showing or explaining of something in practice (e.g., demonstrating a product, a scientific experiment, a technique).
Form & parts:
- Demonstrationen is the plural of die Demonstration (feminine).
- Derived from the verb demonstrieren (“to demonstrate”, “to protest/show publicly”).
- Related noun (person): der/die Demonstrant(in) (“demonstrator/protester”).
German synonyms:
- Protest meaning: Protest, Kundgebung, Aufmarsch, Marsch, Protestaktion, Versammlung (context-dependent)
- Presentation meaning: Vorführung, Präsentation, Vorzeigen, Darstellung
German antonyms (context-dependent):
- Protest meaning: Zustimmung, Einverständnis, Unterstützung, Ruhe (as in “no unrest”)
- Presentation meaning: Verbergen, Zurückhaltung, Geheimhaltung (as in “not showing”)
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Viele Menschen gehen zu Demonstrationen.noun
Many people go to demonstrations.
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