"stage direction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stage directions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stage direction (plural stage directions)
  1. An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it. Related terms: director, stage business, stage manager, stage whisper Translations (instruction given to an actor): 舞台指示 (wǔtái zhǐshì) (Chinese Mandarin), näyttämöohje (Finnish), parenteesi (Finnish), indication scénique [feminine] (French), didascalie [feminine] (French), Bühnenanweisung [feminine] (German), didascalia [feminine] (Italian), 복서 (bokseo) (Korean), didaskalia [neuter, plural] (Polish), direcție de scenă [feminine] (Romanian), режиссура (režissura) (Russian), acotación (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "instruction given to an actor",
      "word": "舞台指示"
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      "sense": "instruction given to an actor",
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      "word": "didaskalia"
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      "roman": "režissura",
      "sense": "instruction given to an actor",
      "word": "режиссура"
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