U9/Teatro Flashcards
scene
la scena
light
la luce / le luci
the script/screenplay
il copione
depict/ portray, represent/symbolise
rappresentare
tragedy (genre+event)
la tragedia
author
autore / autrice
recite/read out, also act/make believe/pretend/perform
recitare
recital
una recita
actor
attore / attrice
ballet
il balletto
theatre curtain
il sipario
regular curtain
la tenda / la tendina, le tende
explain, also interpret/understand, also perform
interpretare
attend/be present at participate in, also tend to/care for
assistere
a play/performance, also a comedy
una commedia
swimsuit
il costume (da bagno)
costume/fancy dress
il costume
custom/tradition/way of life
il costume
show/exhibition/performance, also show business
lo spettacolo
endeavour, piece of work
un’opera
the opera
l’opera
director (person in charge)
il direttore/direttrice
director (theatre, cinema)
il registra
theatre / acting / drama
il teatro
playwright
il drammaturgo / la drammaturga
Nobel Prize (for literature)
il proemio Nobel (per la letteratura)
mockery/ buffoonery
la buffoneria
deceive/mislead/cheat/swindle
ingannare
be wrong/make a mistake
ingannarsi
misleading/deceptive, superficial/only appear to be
illusorio
(written, said, etc.) in ___ dialect
in dialetto _____ (NOT nel dialetto)
inspect/examine/investigate
indagare
irony
l’ironia (f)
acuity (shrewdness/intelligence/quality of mind)
acume (m)
conflict
il conflitto
façade, appearance, pretense, also fiction/fantasy
la finzione
masterpiece/magnum opus
il capolavoro
goal/destination, purpose/objective, also in rugby, try
una meta
smudged/blurred, soft/pale/light, veiled
sfumato
pillar/pedestal/column
un pilastro
deduce/gather, also detract/deduct
dedurre
boring/tedious
noioso
set-up, mise-en-scene, staging
messa in scena
a play
il dramma
a trilogy
una trilogia
an actor’s company
una compagnia di attori
a current/field/ line of work
un filone
preparation/staging/fitting/setting up, also equipment/fittings/model
un allestimento
composition/literary work
un componimento
destruction
uno sfascio
insanity
la pazzia
credible/plausible/likely
verosimile
avoid/refuse/reject
sdegnare
take offense, be offended
sdegnarsi
split into teams
squadrare
eyelash, also, roadside
un ciglio
appear/seem
parere
give life to
dar(e) vita a
ripple/wrinkle/gather
increspare
amazed/astonished/dumbfounded/bewildered/stunned
sbalordito
shout out/declare/proclaim/yell/scream
gridare
instigator / prompter / someone who gives lines to practise with
il suggeritore/ la suggeritrice
disperse/scatter
sperduti
comic strip
un fumetto
strip, band, line (esp. of comic)
una striscia
thought balloon/bubble
una nuvoletta
nursery rhyme
una filastrocca
SPECIAL PROGRAM/ FEATURE, ALSO TELEPHONE BOOK
LA RUBRICA
(political) cartoon/comic strip
la vignetta
support/cooperate, place side by side/ flank/ trail,
affiancare
at first glance, from the start, preconceived
a priori
fearful, nervous, scared
impaurito
style
lo stile
dimension
aspetto
overwhelming also enthusiastic/rousing/passionate
travolgente
pair (up)
appaiare
background
lo sfondo
lean/rest/prop, support/sustain
appoggiare
lean against/rely on
appoggiarsi
inspired
ispirato
bust/chest, also half-length portrait/bust sculpture
un busto
box/can
una scatola
dark
scuro
sheet (of paper)
il foglio
shadow/shade
l’ombra
outline/template/cut-out/silhouette
la sagoma
rail/track/platform
il binario
contour/outline
il contorno
blur/move out of focus
sfocare/sfuocare
warehouse/barn
il capannone
detached, separate, aloof
distaccato
the wall
la parete
tone/shading, also in music ‘key’
la tonalità
monochrome
monocromo / monocromatico
detail
il dettaglio
examine/investigate, expore
esplorare
point/aim
rivolgere
speak to/address
rivolgersi a
stage
il palcoscenico
costume designer
il/la costumista
prop master
trovaroobe
comedy writer
il/la commediografo
on the lookout for/searching for on the hunt for
a caccia di
fishing for compliments
a caccia di complementi
looking for trouble/ cruising for a bruising
a caccia di guai
cover/ cover yourself
coprire / coprirsi
face
il viso
rub/massage
strofinare
yawn
sbadigliare
fair/ exhibition/trade show
la fiera
painter
il pittore/la pittrice
contemporary
contemporaneo
turning point/breakthrough, change/turn
la svolta
collision/crash
lo scontro
broaden/widen/enlarge/stretch out/extend
allargare
shake/shake down, upset, move, excite
scuotere
resignation
rassegnazione
satire
la satira
