applaudir

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French applaudir (14th c.), borrowed from Latin applaudere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.plo.diʁ/ === Verb === applaudir to applaud (express approval by clapping) ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. === Further reading === “applaudir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012