# der Eklat

der Eklat is a German noun meaning “stir”. Forms: des Eklats, die Eklats.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Eklats
- Plural: die Eklats

## In other languages

- Русский: скандальная сенсация

## Meanings

1. a stir, scandal, disturbing incident or scene, especially a dispute, quarrel
   - Die Vorfälle erinnern an den Abschuss des chinesischen Ballons in der vergangenen Woche. Sein tagelanger Flug über die USA hatte zu einem Eklat zwischen Washington und Peking geführt. — These incidents are reminiscent of the Chinese balloon that was shot down during the past week. Its floating across the US for days had led to a quarrel between Washington and Beijing.
2. scandal; stir
   - „Das hat für Aufruhr gesorgt, doch das pakistanische Establishment bemühte sich, den Eklat kleinzureden.“

## Examples

- Die herablassenden Äußerungen des Erzbischofs zu den Anliegen der Nonnen führten zum Eklat. — The archbishop caused an uproar with his dismissive comments about the nuns' concerns.

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