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1 absurd
absurd [əb'sɜ:d](unreasonable) absurde, insensé; (ludicrous) absurde, ridicule;∎ don't be absurd! ne sois pas ridicule!;∎ the idea is utterly absurd c'est une idée complètement ridicule ou idiote;∎ I feel/I look absurd in this get-up je me sens/j'ai l'air ridicule dans cet accoutrement2 nounabsurde m;∎ he has a nice sense of the absurd il a un bon sens de l'absurde;∎ Theatre the theatre of the absurd le théâtre de l'absurde -
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1 noun(a) (building) théâtre m;∎ to go to the theatre aller au théâtre;∎ a night at the theatre une soirée au théâtre∎ Greek/modern theatre le théâtre grec/moderne;∎ Shakespeare's theatre le théâtre de Shakespeare;∎ I've been in the theatre for over thirty years je fais du théâtre depuis plus de trente ans∎ (operating) theatre salle f d'opération;∎ she's in (the) theatre (doctor) elle est en salle d'opération; (patient) elle est sur la table d'opération∎ Military the southern/eastern theatres les fronts mpl du sud/de l'est►► theatre of the absurd théâtre m de l'absurde;theatre bill affiche f de théâtre;theatre company troupe f de théâtre, compagnie f théâtrale;theatre critic critique mf théâtral(e) ou de théâtre;Military theatre of operations théâtre m d'opérations;theatre in the round théâtre m en rond;Medicine theatre sister infirmière f au bloc opératoire;Military theatre of war théâtre m des hostilités;theatre workshop atelier m de théâtre -
3 absurd
absurd [əbˈsɜ:d]1. adjective2. noun• the absurd l'absurde m* * *[əb'sɜːd] 1.2.the absurd — Philosophy, Theatre l'absurde m
adjective ridiculeit is absurd that — il est absurde que (+ subj)
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4 theatre
theatre, theater USA n2 ( art form) théâtre m ; the theatre of cruelty/the absurd le théâtre de la cruauté/l'absurde ; he works in theatre il travaille dans le théâtre ;5 GB Med ( also operating theatre) salle f d'opération ; the patient is in theatre le malade est en salle d'opération ;6 Mil théatre m ; a theatre of war le théâtre d'une guerre ; theatre of operations théâtre m d'opérations.B modif1 Theat [audience, lover, owner, seat, ticket] de théâtre ; [company, production, programme, stage, workshop] théâtral ; [manager, staff] du théâtre ; [visit] au théâtre ;
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