De toegift aanvragen
Example: Na het concert besloten we een toegift aan te vragen.
Definition
"De toegift aanvragen" means requesting an encore during or after a musical performance, typically when the audience asks the performers to play an additional piece beyond the planned program.
Etymology
The phrase "de toegift aanvragen" comes from Dutch, where "toegift" means 'an addition' or 'extra gift,' referring to an encore in music. "Aanvragen" means 'to request.' Did you know that "toegift" originally meant a gift given in addition to the main present, highlighting the idea of an extra performance as a special bonus?
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"De toegift aanvragen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (B1) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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to call for an encore