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1 dramatics
tr[drə'mætɪks]1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL teatro■ amateur dramatics teatro amateur, teatro de aficionados2 (histrionics) afectación nombre femenino, teatron.• teatro s.m.n.inv.• teatro s.m.drə'mætɪksa) ( Theat) (+ sing vb)amateur dramatics — teatro m amateur or de aficionados
b) ( histrionics) (+ pl vb)[drǝ'mætɪks]his dramatics are very wearing — hace tanto teatro or es tan teatral que uno llega a cansarse
1.NSING (Theat) arte m dramático, teatro mamateur dramatics — teatro m amateur, teatro m de aficionados
2.NPL (=histrionics) dramatismo msingGeorge's dramatics were beginning to irritate me — el dramatismo de George me estaba empezando a irritar
* * *[drə'mætɪks]a) ( Theat) (+ sing vb)amateur dramatics — teatro m amateur or de aficionados
b) ( histrionics) (+ pl vb)his dramatics are very wearing — hace tanto teatro or es tan teatral que uno llega a cansarse
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2 amateur
'æmətə, ]( American) - ər
1. noun1) (a person who takes part in a sport etc without being paid for it: The tennis tournament was open only to amateurs.) aficionado, amateur2) (someone who does something for the love of it and not for money: For an amateur, he was quite a good photographer.) aficionado
2. adjectivean amateur golfer; amateur photography.) aficionado, amateuramateur1 adj amateur / aficionadoamateur2 n amateur / aficionado
amateur /ama'ter/ adjetivo, masculino y femenino (pl
amateur adjetivo & mf amateur ' amateur' also found in these entries: Spanish: aficionada - aficionado - diletante - capea - casero - escoleta English: amateur - dramaticstr['æmətəSMALLr/SMALL]1 aficionado,-a1 aficionado,-aamateur ['æməʧər, -tər, -.tʊr, -.tjʊr] n1) : amateur mf2) beginner: principiante mf; aficionado m, -da fadj.• aficionado, -a adj.n.• aficionado s.m.• chapucero, -era s.m.,f.
I 'æmətər, 'æmətə(r)a) ( Sport) amateur mf
II
a) ( not professional) <athlete/musician> amateur; <sport/competition> para amateursb) amateurish['æmǝtǝ(r)]1. N1) (lit) (=non-professional) amateur mf ; (=hobbyist) aficionado(-a) m / fhe boxed first as an amateur then as a professional — boxeó primero como amateur y después como profesional
I love gardening but I'm just an amateur — me encanta la jardinería, pero no soy más que un aficionado
2) pej chapucero(-a) m / fthose guys are amateurs! * — ¡esos tipos son unos chapuceros!
2. ADJ1) (=not professional) [athlete, actor, production] amateur; [club, competition] para amateurs, para aficionadosamateur athletics/photography — atletismo/fotografía para amateurs
an amateur photographer — un aficionado a la fotografía, un fotógrafo aficionado
amateur status — condición f de amateur
2) pej [production, performance] de aficionados, chapuceroit was a very amateur performance — fue una actuación de aficionados or muy chapucera
3.CPDamateur dramatics NSING — teatro m amateur, teatro m de aficionados
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I ['æmətər, 'æmətə(r)]a) ( Sport) amateur mf
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a) ( not professional) <athlete/musician> amateur; <sport/competition> para amateursb) amateurish
См. также в других словарях:
dramatics — noun 1 (U) the study or practice of skills used in drama, such as acting: amateur dramatics 2 (plural) behaviour that shows too much feeling, and that is often insincere; histrionics … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dramatics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1796 1. the study or practice of theatrical arts (as acting and stagecraft) 2. dramatic behavior or expression … New Collegiate Dictionary
dramatics — noun a) (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of acting and stagecraft. b) (used with a singular or plural verb) dramatic behaviour … Wiktionary
dramatics — dra|mat|ics [ drə mætıks ] noun 1. ) uncount the activity of performing plays: amateur dramatics 2. ) plural INFORMAL the behavior of someone who shows a lot of emotion that is not necessary or sincere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dramatics — UK [drəˈmætɪks] / US noun 1) [uncountable] See: amateur dramatics 2) [plural] informal the behaviour of someone who shows a lot of emotion that is not necessary or sincere … English dictionary
dramatics — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The art and occupation of an actor: acting, stage. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE. 2. Overemotional exaggerated behavior calculated for effect: histrionics, melodra matics, theatrical (used in plural),… … English dictionary for students
dramatics — plural noun 1》 [treated as sing. or plural] the study or practice of acting in and producing plays. 2》 theatrically exaggerated or overemotional behaviour … English new terms dictionary
dramatics — [drəˈmætɪks] noun [U] the activity of performing plays … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dramatics — /drəˈmætɪks/ (say druh matiks) noun 1. (construed as singular or plural) the art of producing or acting dramas. 2. (construed as plural) dramatic productions, especially by amateurs. 3. (construed as plural) dramatic behaviour …
amateur dramatics — noun (U) BrE the activity of producing or acting in plays by people who do it for pleasure and not as a job … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amateur dramatics — UK US noun [uncountable] the production of plays by amateurs Thesaurus: relating to theatre and actinghyponym … Useful english dictionary