Betekenis van acclaim In het Nederlands

• 0 public approval and praise:

  • Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.

  • Hamlet was played by Ion Caramitrou to rapturous acclaim.

• 1 to give public approval and praise:

  • She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.

  • She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation.

• 2 enthusiastic approval and praise:

  • Despite critical acclaim, the TV show always ran third in the ratings.

• 3 to elect someone without opposition:

  • Marion was acclaimed president of the club.