Vocabulary
die
Premiere
/pʁəˈmi̯eːʁə/· noun· Pl. die Premieren
premiere, opening night
The first night of a new production — critics, flowers and nerves.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Premiere
- Plural
- die Premieren
- Genitiv
- der Premiere
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Premiere
opening night of a production
Die Premiere ist am Samstag.
The premiere is on Saturday.
Word family
Premieredie Premierenfeierthe opening-night partydas Premierenpublikumthe first-night audiencedie Filmpremierethe film premiere
Common combinations
- Premiere feiern / habento premiere
- zur Premiere gehento go to the premiere
- eine umjubelte Premierean acclaimed premiere
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Erstaufführung
Common learner mistakes
- Die Premiere des „Talisman“ war 1840.Die Uraufführung des „Talisman“ war 1840.Premiere is the first night of one production; the very first performance of a work ever is its Uraufführung.
Real examples
- Die Premiere ist seit Wochen ausverkauft.The premiere has been sold out for weeks.
- Das Stück feiert am Samstag Premiere im Burgtheater.The play premieres at the Burgtheater on Saturday.
- Nach der Premiere gab es eine kleine Feier im Foyer.After the premiere there was a small party in the foyer.
