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disco
A venue where people can dance to recorded pop music, often with special lighting effects. Short form of 'Diskothek' (discotheque).
Lass uns am Wochenende mal wieder in die neue Disco in der Innenstadt gehen.
Let's go to the new disco downtown again this weekend.
'Disco' is the common short form of the word 'Diskothek' (discotheque). In everyday language, the short form is almost always used.
Die Diskothek öffnet um 22 Uhr.
The discotheque opens at 10 p.m.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in': when you describe movement, use the accusative ('in die Disco gehen' — to go to the disco). When you describe a location, use the dative ('in der Disco tanzen' — to dance in the disco).
Wir gehen heute Abend in die Disco.
We're going to the disco tonight.
The most common and natural verb combination with 'Disco' is 'in die Disco gehen' (to go to the disco). Other typical activities are 'in der Disco tanzen' (to dance in the disco) or 'sich in der Disco treffen' (to meet at the disco).
Als Teenager sind wir jedes Wochenende in die Disco gegangen.
As teenagers, we went to the disco every weekend.
club
'der Club' and 'die Disco' can both mean a venue where people dance and listen to music in the evening or at night. 'die Disco' is clearly focused on dancing to recorded music and sounds more colloquial. 'der Club' can mean the same thing, but often sounds a bit more modern or broader: it may involve DJs, specific music genres, a bar, parties, or nightlife. The important point is: 'Club' can also mean an association, but 'Disco' cannot. That is why the words can be confused if you are only thinking of a place to dance.
Meine Schwester geht am Samstag mit ihren Freundinnen in die Disco.
My sister is going to the disco with her friends on Saturday.
Wegen der lauten Musik gehen wir heute nicht in den Club neben dem Bahnhof.
Because of the loud music, we are not going to the club next to the train station today.