Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stage
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n. & v. --n. 1 a point or period in a process or development (reached a critical stage; is in the larval stage). 2 a a raised floor or platform, esp. one on which plays etc. are performed before an audience. b (prec. by the) the acting or theatrical profession, dramatic art or literature, the drama. c the scene of action (the stage of politics). d = landing-stage. 3 a a regular stopping-place on a route. b the distance between two stopping-places. c Brit. = fare-stage. 4 Astronaut. a section of a rocket with a separate engine, jettisoned when its propellant is exhausted. 5 Geol. a range of strata forming a subdivision of a series. 6 Electronics a single amplifying transistor or valve with the associated equipment. 7 the surface on which an object is placed for inspection through a microscope. --v.tr. 1 present (a play etc.) on stage. 2 arrange the occurrence of (staged a demonstration; staged a comeback). Phrases and idioms go on the stage become an actor. hold the stage dominate a conversation etc. stage direction an instruction in the text of a play as to the movement, position, tone, etc., of an actor, or sound effects etc. stage door an actors' and workmen's entrance from the street to a theatre behind the stage. stage effect 1 an effect produced in acting or on the stage. 2 an artificial or theatrical effect produced in real life. stage fright nervousness on facing an audience esp. for the first time. stage-hand a person handling scenery etc. during a performance on stage. stage left (or right) on the left (or right) side of the stage, facing the audience. stage-manage 1 be the stage-manager of. 2 arrange and control for effect. stage-management the job or craft of a stage-manager. stage-manager the person responsible for lighting and other mechanical arrangements for a play etc. stage name a name assumed for professional purposes by an actor. stage play a play performed on stage rather than broadcast etc. stage rights exclusive rights to perform a particular play. stage-struck filled with an inordinate desire to go on the stage. stage whisper 1 an aside. 2 a loud whisper meant to be heard by others than the person addressed. Derivatives stageable adj. stageability n. stager n. Etymology: ME f. OF estage dwelling ult. f. L stare stand
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I. noun see: stand Date: 14th century 1. one of a series of positions or stations one above the other ; step, the height of the surface of a river above an arbitrary zero point , 2. a. a raised platform, the part of a theater on which the acting takes place and which often includes the wings, the acting profession ; the theater as an occupation or activity, sound~, a center of attention or scene of action, 3. a scaffold for workmen, the small platform of a microscope on which an object is placed for examination, 4. a place of rest formerly provided for those traveling by ~coach ; station, the distance between two stopping places on a road, ~coach, 5. a period or step in a progress, activity, or development: as, one of the distinguishable periods of growth and development of a plant or animal , a period or phase in the course of a disease, one passing through a (specified) ~, an element or part of an electronic device (as an amplifier), one of two or more sections of a rocket that have their own fuel and engine, ~ful noun ~like adjective II. transitive verb (~d; staging) Date: 1879 to produce (as a play) on a ~, to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect , to determine the phase or severity of (a disease) based on a classification of established symptomatic criteria, ~able adjective III. adjective Date: 1824 intended to represent a type or stereotype ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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