théâtre

Meaning

1. theatre (venue for performing plays and drama)
2. a movie theater

Concepts

theatre

theater

drama

playhouse

dramatics

dramaturgy

Punch and Judy show

theatre company

fringe theatre

play

stage

house

dramatic art

field

field of operations

theater of operations

theatre of operations

fringe

scene

acting

front of house

performing arts

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/te.atʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, to watch, to observe”).

Sentences

Il joue également au cinéma et au théâtre .

He also plays in movies and theater.

Il dirige durant deux ans le Théâtre de Mulhouse .

He directed the Mulhouse Theatre for two years.

Dans cette école prestigieuses , elle découvre le théâtre , qui devient rapidement sa passion .

At this prestigious school, she discovered theatre, which quickly became her passion.

Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale , le théâtre fut réquisitionné par l'occupant nazi .

During the Second World War, the theatre was requisitioned by the Nazi occupier.

Il pouvait y avoir de grandes différences d'un théâtre d'opérations à l'autre.

There could be big differences from one theatre of operations to another.

L'incendie du théâtre où ils se produisaient les obligea à s'installer à Sydney .

The fire in the theatre where they were performing forced them to move to Sydney.

Un seul théâtre reste à Kyoto, le Minami-za, tandis qu'une poignée subsistent à Osaka .

Only one theater remains in Kyoto, the Minami-za, while a handful remain in Osaka.