drama

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (literary style)

a. el drama

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Drama is my favorite genre.El drama es mi género favorito.

2. (fine arts)

a. el teatro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Drama is her life. She will die on the stage.El teatro es su vida. Morirá sobre un escenario.

3. (theater studies)

a. el arte dramático

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She studied drama for several years before she got her first part.Estudió arte dramático varios años antes de conseguir su primer papel.

4. (dramatic work)

a. la obra dramática

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I'm going to watch a drama performed by high school students.Voy a ver una obra dramática interpretada por estudiantes de secundaria.

b. el drama

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The drama about the French Revolution received critical acclaim.La drama sobre la Revolución Francesa recibió aclamación crítica.

5. (excitement)

a. el drama

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Why do you have to turn everything into a drama?¿Por qué tienes que hacer un drama de todo?

b. el dramatismo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The situation was full of drama.La situación estaba cargada de dramatismo.

Examples

Phrases

drama club	club de teatro
drama queen	no direct translation
drama class	la clase de teatro
drama king	no direct translation
drama-doc	el docudrama
drama movie	la película dramática
no drama	sin drama