tableau

Haitian Creole: tablo

→ English: tableau

→ German: Tableau

desc

→ Greek: ταμπλό (tampló), ταμπλώ n (tampló)

→ Romanian: tablou

→ Russian: табло́ (tabló)

→ Turkish: tablo

→ Ukrainian: табло́ (tabló)


spot

(cinematography, theater) spotlight, spot


dramaturge

fr-noun

dramaturge m or f by sense (plural dramaturges)

dramatij

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós).

lbor

δραματουργός

(theater) playwright (writer of plays for the theatre)


loge

→ German: Loge

→ Dutch: loge

→ Macedonian: ложа (loža)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: losje

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: losje

→ Polish: loża

→ Russian: ло́жа (lóža)

→ Persian: لژ (lož)

→ Swedish: loge

→ Ukrainian: ло́жа (lóža)

Inherited from Middle French loge, from Old French loge, borrowed from Frankish *laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic *laub + *-jō. The Masonic sense developed under influence from English lodge.

etymon

(theater, television) dressing room (a room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup)


farce

→ Catalan: farsa

→ Danish: fars

→ German: Farce

→ Italian: farsa

→ Russian: фарш (farš)

→ Spanish: farsa

→ Swedish: fars

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Inherited from Old French farse, from Medieval Latin farsa, feminine perfect passive participle from farcīre, from farciō (“to stuff”). The theatre sense alludes to the pleasant and varied character of certain stuffed food items.


soubrette

(theater) maid (female servant (role) in a theatrical performance)


catharsis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).


merde

Inherited from Middle French merde, from Old French merde, from Latin merda.


charger

charger (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
chargeant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
chargé (participle past)
charge (first-person indicative present singular)
charges (indicative present second-person singular)
charge (indicative present singular third-person)
chargeons (first-person indicative plural present)
chargez (indicative plural present second-person)
chargent (indicative plural present third-person)
chargeais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
chargeais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
chargeait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
chargions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
chargiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
chargeaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
chargeai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
chargeas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
chargea (historic indicative past singular third-person)
chargeâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
chargeâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
chargèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
chargerai (first-person future indicative singular)
chargeras (future indicative second-person singular)
chargera (future indicative singular third-person)
chargerons (first-person future indicative plural)
chargerez (future indicative plural second-person)
chargeront (future indicative plural third-person)
chargerais (conditional first-person singular)
chargerais (conditional second-person singular)
chargerait (conditional singular third-person)
chargerions (conditional first-person plural)
chargeriez (conditional plural second-person)
chargeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
charge (first-person present singular subjunctive)
charges (present second-person singular subjunctive)
charge (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chargions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
chargiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
chargent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
chargeasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
chargeasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
chargeât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
chargeassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
chargeassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
chargeassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
charge (imperative second-person singular)
chargeons (first-person imperative plural)
chargez (imperative plural second-person)

Esperanto: ŝarĝi

Persian: شارژ کردن (šârž kardan)

Inherited from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”). Compare Spanish cargar.


régisseur

fr-noun

régisseur m (plural régisseurs, feminine régisseuse)

régisseurs (plural)
régisseuse (feminine)

→ Danish: regissør

desctree

→ Dutch: regisseur
⇒ Afrikaans: regisseur
→ Indonesian: regisur

→ German: Regisseur

→ Norwegian Bokmål: regissør

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: regissør

→ Polish: reżyser

→ Russian: режиссёр (režissjór)
→ Armenian: ռեժիսոր (ṙežisor)
→ Azerbaijani: rejissor
→ Estonian: režissöör
→ Georgian: რეჟისორი (režisori)
→ Kazakh: режиссёр (rejisser)

→ Swedish: regissör

→ Turkish: rejisör


cheminée

→ German: Cheminée

→ Persian: شومینه (šomine)

→ Romanian: șemineu

→ Turkish: şömine

From Old French cheminee, from Late Latin [camera] camīnāta, from Latin camīnus (“furnace”), from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos).

(theater) large pipe containing ropes that serves to control theater backdrops


dénouement

→ English: dénouement (learned)

From dénouer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from Middle French desnouement, from the Old French verb desnoer (“to unknot”) + -ment, from the noun neu (“knot”), itself from Latin nōdus.


aparté

(theater) aside, stage whisper, soliloquy


figurant

fr-noun

figurant m (plural figurants, feminine figurante)

→ Dutch: figurant


didascalie

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διδασκαλία (didaskalía).


comparse

fr-noun

comparse m or f by sense (plural comparses)

→ Czech: komparz


accessoire

→ Bulgarian: аксесоар (aksesoar)

→ Dutch: accessoire

→ German: Accessoire

→ Greek: αξεσουάρ (axesouár)

→ Luxembourgish: Accessoire

desc

→ Norwegian Bokmål: accessoir, aksessoar

→ Russian: аксессуа́р (aksessuár)

→ Turkish: aksesuar

From Medieval Latin accessorius, as in the phrase accessorium sequitur principale (“the accessory follows the principal”). Possibly influenced by accidens (“falling down, something unfortunate happening”).


surjouer

surjouer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
surjouant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
surjoué (participle past)
surjoue (first-person indicative present singular)
surjoues (indicative present second-person singular)
surjoue (indicative present singular third-person)
surjouons (first-person indicative plural present)
surjouez (indicative plural present second-person)
surjouent (indicative plural present third-person)
surjouais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
surjouais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
surjouait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
surjouions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
surjouiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
surjouaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
surjouai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
surjouas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
surjoua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
surjouâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
surjouâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
surjouèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
surjouerai (first-person future indicative singular)
surjoueras (future indicative second-person singular)
surjouera (future indicative singular third-person)
surjouerons (first-person future indicative plural)
surjouerez (future indicative plural second-person)
surjoueront (future indicative plural third-person)
surjouerais (conditional first-person singular)
surjouerais (conditional second-person singular)
surjouerait (conditional singular third-person)
surjouerions (conditional first-person plural)
surjoueriez (conditional plural second-person)
surjoueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
surjoue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
surjoues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
surjoue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
surjouions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
surjouiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
surjouent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
surjouasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
surjouasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
surjouât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
surjouassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
surjouassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
surjouassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
surjoue (imperative second-person singular)
surjouons (first-person imperative plural)
surjouez (imperative plural second-person)


scénario

fr-noun

scénario m (plural scénarios or scénarii)

→ Bulgarian: сцена́рий (scenárij)

→ Romanian: scenariu

→ Turkish: senaryo

Borrowed from Italian scenario, with an acute accent to indicate the pronunciation.


souffleur

souffleur m (plural souffleurs, feminine souffleuse)

souffleurs (plural)
souffleuse (feminine)

→ Czech: suflér

→ Dutch: souffleur

→ Polish: sufler

→ Romanian: sufleor

→ Russian: суфлёр (sufljór)

→ Turkish: suflör


décor

desctree

→ Dutch: decor
Afrikaans: dekor
→ Indonesian: dekor

→ English: decor, décor

→ German: Dekor
→ Polish: dekor

→ Greek: ντεκόρ (ntekór)

→ Italian: decoro

→ Norwegian Bokmål: dekor

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: dekor

→ Romanian: decor

→ Russian: декор (dekor)

→ Turkish: dekor


incarner

incarner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
incarnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
incarné (participle past)
incarne (first-person indicative present singular)
incarnes (indicative present second-person singular)
incarne (indicative present singular third-person)
incarnons (first-person indicative plural present)
incarnez (indicative plural present second-person)
incarnent (indicative plural present third-person)
incarnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
incarnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
incarnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
incarnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
incarniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
incarnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
incarnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
incarnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
incarna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
incarnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
incarnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
incarnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
incarnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
incarneras (future indicative second-person singular)
incarnera (future indicative singular third-person)
incarnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
incarnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
incarneront (future indicative plural third-person)
incarnerais (conditional first-person singular)
incarnerais (conditional second-person singular)
incarnerait (conditional singular third-person)
incarnerions (conditional first-person plural)
incarneriez (conditional plural second-person)
incarneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
incarne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
incarnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
incarne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
incarnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
incarniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
incarnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
incarnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
incarnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
incarnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
incarnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
incarnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
incarnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
incarne (imperative second-person singular)
incarnons (first-person imperative plural)
incarnez (imperative plural second-person)

→ Turkish: enkarne (via past participle)

Inherited from Middle French incarner, borrowed (1372) from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin incarnāre, from Latin carō. Cf. also the Old French form encharner.

(theater) to play (act as a certain character)


réplique

→ Finnish: repliikki

→ German: Replik
→ Czech: replika

→ Indonesian: replik

→ Swedish: replik

→ Turkish: replik


entracte

→ English: entr'acte, entracte

→ Russian: антракт (antrakt)
→ Azerbaijani: antrakt
→ Georgian: ანტრაქტი (anṭrakṭi)

→ Turkish: antrakt


toile de fond

(theater) backdrop, background, backcloth (painted scenery at the back of a stage)


cothurne

Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Coordinate term: socque

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) cothurnus


Charlot

From Charlie + -ot, after Charlie Chaplin.

[…] il était travesti en Charlot et tenait à la main une petite moustache noire qu’il enduisait de colle.

[…] he was dressed up as Charlie Chaplin and holding a small black moustache, which he was coating with glue.

(theater, film) the Tramp (character portrayed by Charlie Chaplin)


socque

Coordinate term: cothurne

(theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) sock


recréateur

fr-noun

recréateur m (plural recréateurs, feminine recréatrice)

recréateurs (plural)
recréatrice (feminine)

From Middle French recreateur (“recreator”).


je te dis merde

(vulgar, theater, slang, idiomatic) break a leg! good luck!


planter le décor

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-planter le décor.wav


baisser de rideau

baisser de rideau m (plural baissers de rideau)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-baisser de rideau.wav

(theater) final curtain (the last time the curtain is lowered, after a performance and any curtain calls)


jeune premier

jeune premier m (plural jeunes premiers)

→ English: jeune premier

→ Romanian: june prim (calque)

→ Turkish: jönprömiye

(theater) young actor playing young-lover roles


monter sur les planches

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-monter sur les planches.wav

(figuratively, theater) to perform in a theatrical play, to tread the boards


entrer en scène

/ɑ̃.tʁe.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɛn/

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-entrer en scène.wav

(theater) to come on (to appear on a stage)


unité de lieu

(theater, literature) unity of place (the principle, in classical theater, that the entirety of a play should take place in only one setting)


unité de temps

unité de temps f (countable and uncountable, plural unités de temps)

(theater, literature, uncountable) unity of time (classical unity that states that the action of a play should take place over no more than 24 hours)


Molière

Alternative form: molière

Le comédien reprend, à compter du 21 juin au théâtre Marigny à Paris, son seul en scène « Un soir de gala », qui lui a valu un Molière de l’humour.

2022 June 16, Clément Ghys, “Vincent Dedienne : « On se sent bien quand on fait rire les gens »”, in Le Monde.fr:

(theater, France) A Molière award, the highest honour for theater productions in France.


unité d'action

(theater, literature) unity of action (the rule, in classical theater, according to which a play should have one action that it follows, with minimal subplots)


lever de rideau

lever de rideau m (plural levers de rideau)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Tamahashi-lever de rideau.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-lever de rideau.wav


Guignol

Guignol m (countable and uncountable, plural Guignols)

Originated in Lyon, from guigner (“to wink”) + -ol; also the name of the main character.

Gendarme et Guignol.

(theater) the name of a puppet character


premier rôle

Coordinate term: second rôle


seul en scène

(chiefly theater) one-man show, solo performance


second rôle

Coordinate term: premier rôle