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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
Club and Disco can both refer to a venue for dancing. Disco more specifically means a place where people dance to recorded pop music; Club is broader and specifies neither this type of music nor this way of playing it. Club is therefore a better fit for a general nightlife venue.
Heute tanzen wir in der Disco zu abgespielter Popmusik.
Today we're dancing at the disco to recorded pop music.
Heute tanzen wir im Club zu einer Liveband.
Today we're dancing at the club to a live band.
