Compound Forms:
theater | theatre |
| am-dram n | UK, informal, abbreviation (amateur dramatics) | teatro comunitario nm + adj |
arena theater (US),
arena theatre (UK) n | (auditorium: audience around stage) | arena nf |
arthouse theater,
art theater (US),
arthouse cinema (UK) n | (venue showing art films) | teatro independiente nm + adj mf |
| | (coloquial) | teatro indi nm + adj mf |
community theater (US),
amateur dramatics (UK) n | (amateur stage productions) | teatro comunitario nm + adj |
dinner theater,
dinner and a show n | US (entertainment: meal and a show) | cena teatro loc nom f |
| | We recently saw Cabaret at a dinner theater where the food was more lively than the performers. |
| | Hace poco vimos Cabaret en una cena teatro donde la comida tenía más vida que los actores. |
| drive-in theater n | US (car-park cinema) (México) | autocinema nm |
| | Se estará exhibiendo en el autocinema. |
| | | autocine nm |
home theater (US),
home cinema (UK) n | (room with big-screen TV setup) (voz inglesa) | home theater loc nom m |
| | | home cinema loc nom m |
| | Watching TV in their new home theater felt like being at the movies. |
| | Mirar TV en su nuevo home theater se sentía como estar en el cine. |
little theater (US),
little theatre (UK) n | (small venue for amateur dramatics) | teatro pequeño nm + adj |
| | (informal) | teatrito, teatrillo nm |
| | The high school play will be performed this Friday in the school's little theatre. |
| movie theater n | US (cinema auditorium) | cine nm |
| | | sala de cine, sala de proyección loc nom f |
| | We decided to meet in front of the movie theater fifteen minutes before the show began. |
| | Decidimos encontrarnos en frente del cine quince minutos antes de la película. |
musical theater (US),
musical theatre (UK) n | (drama with singing and dancing) | obra musical nf + adj mf |
| | | musical nm |
| | Tina is training for a career in musical theatre. |
open-air theater (US),
open-air theatre (UK) n | (outdoor auditorium) | teatro a cielo abierto nm + loc adv |
| | | teatro al aire libre nm + loc adv |
| | They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. |
| | Están dando obras de Shakespeare en el teatro a cielo abierto este verano. |
outdoor theater (US),
outdoor theatre (UK) n | (open-air arts venue) | teatro al aire libre nm + loc adv |
| | | teatro al descubierto nm + loc adv |
| repertory theater n | (stock theater) | teatro nm |
street theater (US),
street theatre (UK) n | (outdoor theater) | teatro callejero nm + adj |
| summer theater n | US (repertory company active in summer) | teatro de verano nm + loc adj |
| | Many famous actors began their careers in summer theater. |
| | Muchos actores famosos empezaron su carrera en teatro de verano. |
theater arts (US),
theatre arts (UK) npl | (performing arts) | artes dramáticas loc nom fpl |
| Note: arte es sustantivo ambiguo, usualmente masculino en singular y femenino en plural. |
theater class (US),
theatre class (UK) n | (drama lesson) | clase de teatro nf |
theater critic (US),
theatre critic (UK) n | (reviews stage productions) | crítico de teatro, crítica de teatro nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | crítico teatral, crítica teatral nm, nf + adj |
theater designer (US),
theatre designer (UK) n | (visuals for plays, etc.) | escenógrafo, escenógrafa nm, nf |
theater lighting (US),
theatre lighting (UK) n | (illumination of a stage) | iluminación teatral nf + adj ¡nf |
| | | iluminación de teatro nf + loc adj |
| | Theater lighting is meant to produce a very specific mood on stage. |
| | La iluminación teatral está hecha para producir una atmósfera muy especial. |
theater lover (US),
theatre lover (UK) n | (person who enjoys going to plays) | amante del teatro n común + loc adj |
theater of operations (US),
theatre of operations (UK) n | (military: field of action) | teatro de operaciones loc nom m |
| | Eisenhower was in control of the entire European theatre of operations. |
| | Eisenhower tenía el control de todo el teatro de operaciones europeo. |
| | | centro de operaciones nm + loc adj |
| | Elsenhower estaba a cargo de todo el centro de operaciones euorpeo. |
theater props (US),
theatre props (UK) npl | (objects, scenery used onstage) | utillaje nm |
| | (ES) | atrezo nm |
| | | escenografía nf |
| | | accesorios nmpl |
| | | utilería nf |
theater-in-the-round (US),
theatre-in-the-round (UK) n | (arena theater) | anfiteatro nm |
| | | teatro con escenario circular central nm + loc adj |
youth theater (US),
youth theatre (UK) n | (drama staged by young people) | drama juvenil nm + adj |
| | | teatro juvenil nm + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El teatro juvenil en esta escuela ha progresado desde la llegada de la nueva profesora. |