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theater

el teatro

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "theatre."

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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. (building)

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)

Who was the architect of this theater?¿Quién fue el arquitecto de este teatro?

2. (cinema)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el cine

(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 seats in the theater are numbered.Las butacas del cine están numeradas.

3. (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)

Lupita studied theater and dance in college.Lupita estudió teatro y danza en la universidad.

4. (medicine)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la sala de operaciones

(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)

The surgeon was in theatre for three hours.El cirujano estaba tres horas en la sala de operaciones.

b. el quirófano

(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 theatre was equipped with all the latest technology.El quirófano disponía de lo último en tecnología.

5. (place of action)

a. el escenario

(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 theater of operations had shifted to the Middle East.El escenario de operaciones se había trasladado al Medio Oriente.

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