LEARNit Dictionary

theatre

noun
A1
1
A1
a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed
تئاتر, نمایشخانه, تماشاخانه
see also community theater(2), lecture theatre
2
A1
a building in which films are shown
سینما, سالن سینما, سینماخانه, پردیس سینمایی
They arrived at the movie theater a few minutes later.
I urge you to go see this film when it comes to a theater near you.
3
A2
plays considered as entertainment
تئاتر, نمایش, هنر نمایشی
an evening of live music and theatre
(British English)I like music, theatre and cinema.
current ideas about what makes good theatre
We're huge fans of musical theatre.
live/street/youth theatre
a theatre critic
see also coup de théâtre, fringe theatre, street theatre
4
B1
the work of writing, producing and acting in plays
تئاتر, هنر نمایشی
I want to work in theatre.
a theatre troupe/company
He had never done musical theatre when he landed the lead role as the Phantom.
He was essentially a man of the theatre.
He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.
see also community theater(1)
5
a room in a hospital used for medical operations
اتاق عمل, اتاق جراحی
a theatre sister
He's still in theatre.
He's already been taken to theatre for the operation.
6
the place in which a war or fighting takes place
صحنه نبرد, میدان جنگ, محل نبرد, جبهه جنگ, میدان, کارزار
an intelligence officer in the Pacific theatre
Russia replied by opening up a new theatre of war in the Balkans.