Theater

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1.	a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.

2.	the audience at a theatrical or motion-picture performance: The theater wept.

3.	a theatrical or acting company.

4.	a room or hall, fitted with tiers of seats rising like steps, used for lectures, surgical demonstrations, etc.: Students crowded into the operating theater.

5.	the theater, dramatic performances as a branch of art; the drama: an actress devoted to the theater.

6.	dramatic works collectively, as of literature, a nation, or an author (often prec. by the): the theater of Ibsen.

7.	the quality or effectiveness of dramatic performance: good theater; bad theater; pure theater.

8.	a place of action; field of operations.

9.	a natural formation of land rising by steps or gradations.

n.

1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances.
2. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school.
3. 1. Dramatic literature or its performance; drama: the theater of Shakespeare and Marlowe.
   2. The milieu of actors and playwrights.
4. 1. The quality or effectiveness of a theatrical production: good theater; awful theater.
   2. Dramatic material or the use of such material: “His summation was a great piece of courtroom theater” (Ron Rosenbaum).
5. The audience assembled for a dramatic performance.
6. A place that is the setting for dramatic events.
7. A large geographic area in which military operations are coordinated: the European theater during World War II.

[Middle English theatre, from Old French, from Latin theātrum, from Greek theātron, from theāsthai, to watch, from theā, a viewing.]

WORD HISTORY Theories about the development of the theater in the West generally begin with Greek drama; this is etymologically appropriate as well as historically correct, since the words theory and theater are related through their Greek sources. The Greek ancestor of theater is theātron, “a place for seeing, especially for dramatic representation, theater.” Theātron is derived from the verb theāsthai, “to gaze at, contemplate, view as spectators, especially in the theater,” from theā, “a viewing.” The Greek ancestor of theory is theōriā, which meant among other things “the sending of theōroi (state ambassadors sent to consult oracles or attend games),” “the act of being a spectator at the theater or games,” “viewing,” “contemplation by the mind,” and “theory or speculation.” The source of theōriā is theōros, “an envoy sent to consult an oracle, spectator,” a compound of theā, “viewing,” and –oros, “seeing.” It is thus fitting to elaborate theories about culture while seeing a play in a theater.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - teater, skueplads, forelæsningssal, auditorium

idioms:

• operating theatre operationsstue
• theatre of war krigsskueplads
• theatre sister operationssygeplejerske

Nederlands (Dutch)
theater, schouwburg, drama, strijdtoneel

Français (French)
n. - théâtre, (US) cinéma, amphithéâtre, (GB) salle d'opération, (Mil) théâtre (d'opérations)

idioms:

• theatre of war (Mil) théâtre de guerre
• theatre sister infirmière de salle d'opération

Deutsch (German)
n. - Theater, Schauplatz, Drama, Bühnenwerke, (Hör)saal, Kino, stufenförmig ansteigende Landschaft

idioms:

• theatre of war Kriegsschauplatz
• theatre sister OP-Schwester

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θέατρο, κινηματοθέατρο, αμφιθέατρο πανεπιστημίου, χειρουργείο

idioms:

• operating theatre (ιατρ.) χειρουργείο
• theatre of war (στρατ.) θέατρο πολέμου
• theatre sister (ιατρ.) αδελφή-προϊσταμένη χειρουργείου

Italiano (Italian)
teatro

idioms:

• operating theatre sala operatoria
• theatre of war teatro di guerra
• theatre sister infermiera di sala operatoria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cinema (m), teatro (m), anfiteatro (m), atividade dramática (f)

idioms:

• operating theatre sala de operações
• theatre of war teatro de guerra
• theatre sister enfermeira de sala de operações

Русский (Russian)
театр, театральное искусство, аудитория, демонстрационный зал, театр военных действий, поприще, операционная

idioms:

• operating theatre операционный зал
• theatre of war театр военных действий
• theatre sister операционная медсестра

Español (Spanish)
n. - escenario, teatro, anfiteatro, campo de batalla, aula, escena, arte dramático, drama

idioms:

• theatre of war escena de la guerra
• theatre sister supervisora del equipo de enfermeras del quirófano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - teater, teaterkonst, dramatik, hörsal, operationssal, skådeplats (bild.), område

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剧场, 戏院

idioms:

• operating theatre 手术室
• theatre of war 战场, 战区
• theatre sister 手术室护士

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 劇場, 戲院

idioms:

• operating theatre 手術室
• theatre of war 戰場, 戰區
• theatre sister 手術室護士

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극장, 연극, 극적 효과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 劇場, 野外劇場, 階段講堂, 半円型の傾斜地形, 劇, 演劇, 劇作品, 観客, 舞台

idioms:

• operating theatre 手術室
• theatre of war 戦域
• theatre sister 手術室付き看護婦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دار للسينما, مسرح, مدرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיאטרון, זירה, שדה-התרחשות, אולם הרצאות, חדר-ניתוחים‬