What does teatro in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word teatro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use teatro in Italian.

The word teatro in Italian means theater, acting, drama, plays, dramatic works, scene, Sicilian puppet theater, opera house, studio, drama theater, theatre of operations, teatro scaligero, experimental theatre, resident theater. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word teatro

theater

sostantivo maschile (luogo per spettacoli) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Stasera io e Marta andiamo a teatro a vedere uno spettacolo.
This evening Marta and I are going to the theater to see a show.

acting, drama

sostantivo maschile (attività artistica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Claudio preferisce il teatro al cinema.
Claudio prefers the theater to the cinema.

plays, dramatic works

sostantivo maschile (genere letterario)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
In questo volume ci sono le maggiori opere del teatro inglese.
This volume contains key English dramatic works.

scene

sostantivo maschile (figurato (dove avviene [qlcs]) (place, location)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La piazza principale è stata il teatro del massacro.
The main square was the scene of the massacre.

Sicilian puppet theater

opera house

studio

(film, photography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drama theater

theatre of operations

(UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il teatro operativo della polizia giudiziaria erano le zone ad alta concentrazione di mafiosi.

teatro scaligero

(name of a theatre in Verona)

experimental theatre

(UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

resident theater

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