B1🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
bis
encore (call for a repeat performance)
Looks like
bis (prefix meaning 'twice')
not a common standalone English word
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Italians shout 'bis!' (meaning 'twice!' or 'again!') at concerts to call for an encore. In English the shout is 'encore!' (borrowed from French). Italian 'bis' also appears as a prefix ('bis-nonno' = great-grandfather).
To say "not a common standalone English word" in Italian:
bis (correct for encore call)
"bis" in English means:
encore (call for a repeat performance)
Example
"Il pubblico ha gridato 'bis!' per cinque minuti."
"The audience shouted 'encore!' for five minutes."
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