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French Vocab - Oct 4th
Theatre/Film/TV Vocab
136
Language - French
10/04/2004
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Term
retenir/louer des places
 Definition
to get seats
Term
se procurer des billets
 Definition
to get tickets
Term
faire la que (au guichet)
 Definition
to make a line (At the ticket window)
Term
assister a
 Definition
to attend
Term
applaudir
 Definition
to applaud
Term
suffler/huer
 Definition
to boo
Term
crier "Bis"
 Definition
to cheer, cry "encore!"
Term
monter une piece/donner une representation
 Definition
to put on a show
Term
jouer (une role, une scene)
 Definition
to play, portray
Term
repeter
 Definition
to rehearse
Term
la scene
 Definition
the stage
Term
entrer en scene
 Definition
to come onstage
Term
attendre dans les coulisses
 Definition
to wait in the wings
Term
avoir du succes/un succes fou
 Definition
to be a success/ a smash hit
Term
avoir le trac
 Definition
to have stage fright
Term
tenir un suspens
 Definition
to keep in suspense
Term
faire:
rire
pleurer
frissonner
 Definition
to make:
laugh
cry
shiver
Term
une chaise pliante
 Definition
a folding chair
Term
le guichet
 Definition
the box office
Term
la place:
d'orchestre
au balcon
au 3e rang
 Definition
a seat:
orchestra [an orchestra seat]
balcony [a balcony seat]
in the 3ed row
Term
le public/ l'assistance
 Definition
the audience
Term
les spectateurs/trices
 Definition
the members of the audience
Term
la salle:
complete
comble
pleine
vide
 Definition
the house:
full/complete (first 3)
empty
Term
un echec
four
navet
 Definition
a failure
flop
turnip (literally)
Term
une ouvreuse
 Definition
an usherette
Term
le siege
un fauteuil
 Definition
a seat
an armchair
Term
le strapontin
 Definition
a foldaway seat (on the edge of a row, like)
Term
le rideau se leve tombe le lever du rideau le lever de rideau
 Definition
the curtian
rises
falls
the raising of the curtian
the curtian raiser (the person)
Term
la repetition
 Definition
rehearsal
Term
l'acteur/l'actrice
un(e) jeune premier(iere)
 Definition
actor/actress
a leading man/lady
Term
un personnage
 Definition
a character
Term
une troupe
 Definition
a company
Term
le jeu
 Definition
acting (the noun)
Term
la replique
le discours
 Definition
a line
speach (lines)
Term
le geste
 Definition
gesture, move, motion
Term
le decor
 Definition
the scenery
Term
le costume
 Definition
costume
Term
le maquillage
 Definition
make-up
Term
le bruitage
 Definition
sound-effects
Term
le metteur en scene
 Definition
theater director
Term
la mise en scene
 Definition
direction
Term
le regisseur
 Definition
stage manager
Term
un accessoire
 Definition
a prop
Term
le trou de memoire
 Definition
memory blank, lapse of memory
Term
le souffleur
 Definition
a prompter
Term
un entr'acte
 Definition
intermission
Term
la tragedie
la comedie
le melodrame (le melo)
 Definition
tragedy
comedy
melodrama
Term
le denouement
 Definition
outcome, conclusion
Term
les applaudissements
 Definition
applause, clapping
Term
tourner un film (filmer)
 Definition
to make a film
Term
passer/jouer/se donner
 Definition
to show, to be showing
Term
realiser
 Definition
to produce
Term
se derouler (l'action se deroule)
 Definition
to unwind, to take place
Term
doubler
 Definition
to dub
Term
le cineaste
 Definition
the film-maker
Term
le realisateur
 Definition
director
Term
la salle (de cinema)
 Definition
cinema
Term
le programme (dans le journal)
 Definition
movie listings
Term
la seance
 Definition
performance, showing
Term
la camera
 Definition
camera
Term
le projecteur
 Definition
theatre/circus: spotlight
film: projecteur
Term
un ecran
 Definition
screen
Term
une image
 Definition
picture, image
Term
la vedette
 Definition
a star
Term
les sous-titres
 Definition
sub-titles
Term
la version doublee
 Definition
dubbed version
Term
la version originale (v.o)
 Definition
original version (subtitled)
Term
un western
dessin anime
 Definition
a western
a cartoon
Term
un film:
policier
documentaire
d'aventure
de terreur/d'horreur/d'epouvante
 Definition
a police movie
a documentary
an aventure film
a horror movie
Term
allumer/mettre la television
 Definition
to turn on the TV
Term
eteindre/fermer la tele
 Definition
to turn off the TV
Term
passer a la tele (une emission passe a la tele)
 Definition
what's playing/showing on TV
Term
diffuser
 Definition
to broadcast
Term
sauter (l'image saute)
 Definition
to jump (the image jumps)
Term
zapper
le zappeur/la telecommande
 Definition
to change the channel
the remote control
Term
passionnant
chouette
genial
etrange
deroutant (PAS CONFUSANT)
ennuyeux/banal/barbant
comique
tragique
effrayant
emouvant
poignant
dramatique
educatif/ive
 Definition
passionate
great
good
bizzare (foreign)
difficult to understand
boring
comical
tragic
scary
moving
poignant
dramatic
educational
Term
une emission
un programme
une diffusion
 Definition
a show
Term
une emission de varietes
 Definition
a variety show
Term
un feuilleton
 Definition
a series (ie. a soap opera)
Term
les jeux televises
 Definition
game shows
Term
le (video) clip
 Definition
MTV - music video
Term
les informations/les acualite
le journal televise
 Definition
news
TV newspaper (news show)
Term
un reportage
 Definition
a report
Term
les reprises
 Definition
a repeat
Term
le speaker/la speakerine
le presentateur/trice
 Definition
the announcer
the anchor
(almost the same thing)
Term
la pub(licite)/le spot
 Definition
ads
Term
la meteo
la meteo annonce...
 Definition
the weather
the weather says...
Term
le televiseur
la television
 Definition
the TV set (the thing)
the phonomenon, the media
Term
la chaine
 Definition
channel
Term
floue
claire
sombre
 Definition
fuzzy
clear
dark
Term
le magnetoscope
 Definition
VCR
Term
la cassette video
 Definition
video cassette
Term
le cable (par cable)
 Definition
cable
Term
le poste de radio
 Definition
the radio set (the actual thing)
Term
ecouter
 Definition
to listen to
Term
entendre
 Definition
to hear
Term
jouer
 Definition
to play
Term
accorder
 Definition
to tune
Term
diriger
 Definition
to conduct
Term
composer
un compositeur
 Definition
to compose
a composer
Term
enregistrer
 Definition
to record
Term
rembobiner
 Definition
to rewind
Term
la flute
 Definition
flute
Term
le violon
 Definition
violin
Term
le tuba
 Definition
tuba
Term
la batterie
 Definition
drums
Term
la clarinette
 Definition
clarinet
Term
la guitare
 Definition
guitar
Term
un orgue
 Definition
an organ
Term
le piano
 Definition
pinao
Term
le saxophone
 Definition
saxophone
Term
le trombone
 Definition
trombone
Term
la trompette
 Definition
trumpet
Term
le violoncelle
 Definition
cello
Term
l'alto (m)
 Definition
viola
Term
les cordes
 Definition
strings
Term
les cuivres
 Definition
brass
Term
les bois
 Definition
woodwinds
Term
le clavier
 Definition
keyboard (both piano and computer)
Term
un groupe
 Definition
a group
Term
un(e) musicien(ne)
 Definition
a musician
Term
un concert
 Definition
a concert
Term
la fanfare
 Definition
the band
Term
un orchestre
 Definition
an orchestra
Term
un morceau de musique
 Definition
a piece of music
Term
le jazz
le rock
 Definition
jazz
rock
Term
la musique pop
la musique folklorique
 Definition
pop music
folk music
Term
une chaine stereo
 Definition
a stereo
Term
un electrophone/un tourne-disque
 Definition
a record player
Term
les ecouteurs/le casque l'ecoute
 Definition
earphones
Term
un baladeur
 Definition
a walkman
Term
une cassette
 Definition
cassette
Term
un disque
un disque compact
 Definition
a record
a CD
Term
un magnetophone
 Definition
tape recorder
Term
un animateur
 Definition
a DJ
Term
un lecteur CD
 Definition
a CD player