theatrical
/θɪˈatrɪk(ə)l/
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American sound/θɪˈatrɪk(ə)l/
θɪˈatrɪkəl
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θɪ - ˈatrɪkəl -> theatrical
Myanmar meaning
ဇာတ်ရုံ ၊ သရုပ်ဆောင်မှုနှင့် သက်ဆိုင်သော။ ပလွှားဝင့်ကြွားသော။ ပြဇာတ်သရုပ်ဆောင်များ (amateur theatricals)။ အပျော်တမ်းပြဇာတ်ပညာရှင်များ။
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theatrical /θi'ætrÇkl/ adj
၁။ ပြဇာတ်။ ဇာတ်သဘင်။ theatrical performances ❍ a theatrical company/career.
၂။ ဇာတ်ဆန်သော။ မင်းသား၊ မင်းသမီးဟန်။ theatrical gestures.
❏ theatricality /θi' ætrÇ'kælǝti/ n [U] ဇာတ်ဟန်ပါခြင်း။ ဇာတ်ဆန်ခြင်း။ အမူအရာပိုလွန်းခြင်း။ I was fascinated by the sheer theatricality of the event. theatrically /-kli/ adv : theatrically challenging ❍ behave theatrically.
❏ theatricals n [pl] ပြဇာတ်။ ဇာတ်ပွဲ။ သဘင်။ amateur theatricals.
More examples
- ‘The appeal of The Producers as a musical was its wicked wish to mock the whole pantomime of theatrical production and all who play in it.’
- ‘In a play packed with theatrical metaphors, he suggests even dictators are actors.’
- ‘I'm sure that he has appeared in many fine theatrical productions during his long career as actor.’
- ‘His stepfather, Ludwig Geyer, was an actor who roped the whole family into theatrical productions.’
- ‘Yes, Baltinglass Amateur Dramatics are back with a theatrical treat for us.’
- ‘The basic conditions of theatrical performance force actors to use words and signs that the audience can understand.’
- ‘This is the theatrical equivalent of the whodunnit you buy at the airport as you go on holiday.’
- ‘Schlusser has chosen a deliberately anarchic style for the story, subverting theatrical convention for effect.’
- ‘The long silences really worked in a theatrical space.’
- ‘He pulled and pushed at the social and theatrical conventions of his day and constantly experimented with new dramatic form and technique.’
- ‘Much as I admire the new theatrical economy, I also feel a lot of American drama suffers from a telescoped urgency.’
- ‘The company had an imaginative director and two budding theatrical costumiers who saved the day.’
- ‘It by no means has the same effect eighty years later but the entertaining allegory remains a stimulating theatrical event.’
- ‘Powell's dramatic presence is obvious and his theatrical contribution assisted greatly in telling the story.’
- ‘In the 20 or 25 years of his theatrical career, Shakespeare produced 37 plays.’
- ‘He has recently performed in successful theatrical productions of Beau Brummel and Sleuth in the West End.’
- ‘To some, he is a theatrical god, to others, an egotistical showman.’
- ‘Fair enough, he criticises the theatrical performance, the acting, the drama, the setting.’
- ‘In the end the play seems less a debate about modern art than a clever theatrical con trick in which we, like Adam, emerge decisively duped.’
- ‘This was Siobhan's first major role in a theatrical production.’
Synonyms
dramatic, exaggerated, over-the-top, melodramatic, affected, artificial, pretentious, acting, amateur, campy, ceremonious, comic, curtain-raiser, dramaturgic, dramaturgical, emotional, flamboyant, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, mannered, melodramatics, meretricious, one-act, operatic, ostentatious, play, pompous, potboiler, schmaltzy, show, showy, smash hit, stage, stage show, stagecraft, staged, stagy, stilted, superficial, theatric, theatricals, thespian, tragic, unnatural, unreal, vaudeville
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