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"text": "The stage direction given in the script said to walk forward and speak the line loudly.",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "näyttämöohje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "parenteesi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "indication scénique"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
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"feminine"
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"word": "didascalie"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bühnenanweisung"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "복서"
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "direcție de scenă"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "režissura",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "режиссура"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "acotación"
}
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"word": "stage direction"
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"text": "In a few spots, where we've felt it was particularly important, we added stage directions indicating things like quick glances between Helene and Erik.",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "näyttämöohje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "parenteesi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "indication scénique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "didascalie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bühnenanweisung"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "didascalia"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "복서"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
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"word": "didaskalia"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "direcție de scenă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "režissura",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "режиссура"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "instruction given to an actor",
"word": "acotación"
}
],
"word": "stage direction"
}
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