theatre
A cinema; movie theatreA cinema; movie theatre.
» Let's meet in front of the theatre.
Lass uns uns vor dem Theater treffen.
Lasst uns uns vor dem Theater treffen.
Treffen wir uns vor dem Theater.
Давай зустрінемось перед театром.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Asia, countable, rare, uncountable)A cinema; movie theatre.
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- the art of writing and producing plays
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
Examples
135 sentencesLet's meet in front of the theatre.
Давай зустрінемось перед театром.
deLass uns uns vor dem Theater treffen.
Are you going to the theatre tonight?
Ти сьогодні ввечері йдеш до театру?
ruТы идёшь сегодня вечером в театр?
deGehen Sie heute Abend ins Theater?
Where can I buy tickets to the theatre?
Де я можу купити квитки у театр?
deWo kann ich Theaterkarten kaufen?
We went to the theatre.
Ми ходили до театру.
We were at the theatre.
Ми ходили до театру.
Origin
From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from AFrom Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).
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Forms
plural: theatresSynonyms
9 synonyms- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented:theaterhouse
- the art of writing and producing plays:dramaturgydramatic artdramaticstheater
- a region in which active military operations are in progress:fieldfield of operationstheatertheater of operationstheatre of operations
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable