teatro

theater

el teatro(

teh

troh

)

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (fine arts)

a. theater

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Le interesa el teatro desde que era niño.He's been interested in theater ever since he was a boy.

b. theatre

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

Salvador es crítico de teatro en Londres.Salvador's a theatre critic in London.

c. the stage

Ya decidí que voy a dedicar mi vida al teatro.I have decided to dedicate my life to the stage.

2. (building)

a. theater

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

El nuevo espectáculo se estrena en el teatro esta noche.The new show debuts at the theater tonight.

b. theatre

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

La arquitectura del teatro muestra claramente la influencia gótica.The theatre's architecture clearly shows Gothic influence.

3. (genre)

a. drama

Estamos estudiando el teatro del Siglo de Oro.We're studying Golden Age drama.

4. (cinema)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. cinema

El director ha ganado muchos premios de prestigio en teatro.The director has won many prestigious awards in cinema.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(place of action)

a. theater

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Nuestro pueblo fue teatro de guerra durante la lucha para la independencia.Our village was a theater of war during the struggle for independence.

b. theater

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

¿Qué país fue el teatro de acción principal durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial?What country was the main theatre of action during World War II?

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(exaggerated behavior)

a. fuss

Juanito siempre le echa mucho teatro cuando su mamá le dice que se tiene que dormir.Johnny always makes a huge fuss when his mom tells him it's time to go to sleep.

b. act

¿Cómo es que el árbitro no ve que esa caída fue puro teatro?How can the referee not see that that fall was just an act?

Examples

Phrases

obra de teatro	play
al teatro	to the theater
ir al teatro	to go to the theater
cuando vas al teatro	when you go to the theater
¿Qué hay que hacer para estar en la obra de teatro?	What do you have to do to act in a play?
miro a los actores en el teatro	I watch the actors in the theater
salir del teatro	to leave the theater
cuándo vas al teatro	when you go to the theater
¿Cuándo vas al teatro?	When do you go to the theater?
café teatro	café with live theater
El flamenco es un tipo de obra de teatro popular de Andalucía.	Flamenco is a kind of theater popular in Andalusia.
¿Quieres ir al teatro o al cine esta noche?	Do you want to go to the theater or the movies tonight?
Paula quiere ir al cine y yo quiero ir al teatro	Paula wants to go to the movies and I want to go to the theater
yo canto en el teatro	I sing at the theater
escritor de obras de teatro	playwright
voy al teatro	I go to the theater
escribo obras de teatro para que las presenten al público	I write plays plays to be performed for the public
voy al teatro para ver	I go to the theater to see
me gusta ir al teatro y ver a los actores que	I like to to go the theater and see the actors who
la butaca es donde te sientas en el cine o en el teatro	a seat is where you sit in a movie theater or theater