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Meaning of stage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
steɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. scenario
  3. A phase
  4. An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
  5. A phase.
  6. One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
    broadly
  7. scene, setting
  8. The rocks formed during a geological age.
  9. One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another
  10. A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
  11. a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre. verhoog مِنَصَّه، خَشَبَة المَسْرَح сцена estrado jeviště die Bühne scene σκηνή, παλκοσένικο lava صحنه lava scèneבמה मंच, रंगमंच pozornica, bina színpad pentas svið palco, palcoscenico 舞台 무대 scena skatuve pentas toneelscene; podium, plattform scena estrado scenă сцена javisko oder pozornica เวที sahne 舞臺 сцена, театральні підмостки ناٹک کا چبوترا sân khấu 舞台
    especially
  12. A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given
  13. A floor or storey of a house.
  14. an order to an actor playing a part to do this or that. a stage direction to enter from the left. toneelaanwysing إرشاد مَسْرَحي، إخْراج ремарка indicações cênicas scénická poznámka die Regieanweisung regibemærkning σκηνική οδηγία lavamärkus دستور اجرا näyttämöohje indication scénique הוֹרָאוֹת בִימוּי अभिनय निर्देश uputa glumcu, didaskalija színpadi utasítás penyutradaraan fyrirmæli um sviðsetningu (indicazioni sceniche) ト書き 무대 지시, 무대 감독 scenos remarka remarka (lugā) arahan pentas toneelaanw...
  15. A floor or storey of a house
  16. A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
  17. the nervousness felt by an actor etc when in front of an audience, especially for the first time. The young actress was suffering from stage fright and could not utter a word. verhoogvrees فَزَع المَسْرَح сценична треска medo da ribalta tréma das Lampenfieber sceneskræk βλ. stage rambipalavik اضطراب اولين اجرا ramppikuume trac פָּחַד בָּמָה मंचभीति, मंचभीरूता trema lámpaláz demam panggung sviðsskrekkur (panico dell'attore), (paura del pubblico) 舞台負け 무대공포증 scenos baimė lampu drudzis gugup di a...
    etc
  18. A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging
  19. A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
  20. a workman employed to help with scenery etc. toneelhulp عامِل تَرتيب مَنْظَر المَسْرَح работник в театър assistente do contrarregra osvětlovač; kulisák der/die Bühnenarbeiter(in) scenetekniker μηχανικός σκηνής lavatööline كمك سازنده دكور näyttämötyöntekijä machiniste פוֹעֵל בָּמָה मंच सहायक pomoćni scenski radnik, nosač kulisa díszletező munkás pekerja panggung sviðsmaður macchinista 舞台係 무대 담당자 scenos darbininkas skatuves strādnieks pekerja panggung toneelknechtscenearbeidermaszynista assiste...
    etc
  21. A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
  22. a person who is in charge of scenery and equipment for plays etc. toneelbestuurder مُدير المَسْرَح помощник режисьор contrarregra režisér, -ka der/die Inspizient(in) scenemester διευθυντής σκηνής inspitsient, lavakorraldaja كارگرداني كردن näyttämömestari régisseur/-euse מְנַהֵל בָּמָה सूत्रधार, मंचप्रबंधक inspicijent ügyelő manajer panggung sÿningarstjóri direttore di scena, direttore artistico 舞台主任 무대 감독 pastatymo vedėjas uzvedumu daļas vadītājs pengurus panggung toneelmeester inspisientmasz...
    etc
  23. fascinated with the theatre or having a great desire to become an actor/actress. toneelmal مَشْغوف بالتَّمْثيل إلى حَد كَبير силно увлечен по театъра que sonha em ser ator/atriz posedlý divadlem von der Bühne fasziniert teatertosset θεατρόφιλος, που θέλει να γίνει ηθοποιός näitlejakutsest unistav شيفته هنرپيشگي teatterikärpäsen purema passion pour le théâtre לַהוּט לִהיוֹת שַׂחקָן अभिनय-लिप्सु, नाटक प्रेमी koji se silno želi posvetiti glumačkom zvanju, postati glumac színházrajongó tertarik/i...
  24. A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station, way station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.
    dated
  25. a closed vehicle pulled by horses that travelled in former times along a regular route and carried passengers and mail. poskoets عَرَبَة البَريد дилижанс diligência dostavník die Kutsche diligence άμαξα postitõld دليجان postivaunut diligenceמרכבה बग्घी poštanska kočija, diližansa postakocsi kereta kuda tertutup diligenza 駅馬車 역마차 pašto karieta, diližanas pasta rati kereta kuda bertutup diligence, postkoetsskyssvogn, postvogndyliżans почтовый дилижанс dostavník poštna kočija poštanska kola dili...
  26. A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road.
    dated
  27. [sickness] estadío, etapa o período de transición durante el desarrollo de una enfermedad; fase;in a recuperating ___ → en una fase de recuperación.
  28. The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
  29. A raised and level floor or platform.
  30. The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
  31. A level; one of the areas making up the game.
  32. A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
  33. The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
  34. An internship.
    Canada, Quebec
  35. The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
  36. The profession of an actor.
    metonymically, uncountable, with-definite-article

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca mərhələ səhnə
Čeština etapa jeviště stadium
Cymraeg cam llwyfan
Dansk etape iscenesætte opføre scene
Deutsch Brettl Bühne Etappe inszenieren Stufe
Ελληνικά σκηνή στάδιο φάση
Esperanto fazo scenejo
Eesti lava
Euskara agertoki fase
Gaeilge ardán céim
Gàidhlig àrd-ùrlar
Galego andaina escenario etapa fase
עברית במה שלב
Magyar szakasz színpad
Հայերեն բեմ փուլ
Bahasa Indonesia babak beradegan fase
Íslenska svið
Italiano fase palco scena stadio stage tappa
ქართული სტადია სცენა
Қазақша кезең сахна
한국어 단계 무대
Kurdî cam cam pas paş pas pîşo plato sahne şkene
Кыргызча баскыч
Latina scaena suggestus
Latviešu stadija
Te Reo Māori atamira
Македонски бина етапа сцена
Монгол үе
Bahasa Melayu pentas tahap
Malti palk
မြန်မာဘာသာ စခန်း ဇာတ်ခုံ အဆင်း
Português encenar estágio etapa fase forjar palco
Română etapă faza scenă
Slovenščina oder
Kiswahili ukumbi
Tagalog entablado
Українська етап ста́дія сцена фаза ярус
Oʻzbekcha davr
Tiếng Việt giai đoạn sân khấu

Examples

“He is in the recovery stage of his illness.”
“Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.”
“Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage in the progress of society.”
“"They're bikini briefs", Nicole said. "That just means sexy underwear." "I though naked was sexy." "Well, it is. But sexy comes in stages".”
“The Russians had promised to withdraw in three stages. One stage had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base at Liaotung.”
“Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.”
“The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.”
“The band returned to the stage to play an encore.”
“Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage.”
“Lo! Where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, / Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age.”
“The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, it is also the return of art to life.”
“The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.”
“In the 1880s he ran a stage that connected various interior towns with the coastal port.”
“I went in the sixpenny stage.”
“a parcel sent you by the stage”
“a stage of ten miles”
“A stage […] signifies a certain distance on a road.”
“He travelled by gig, with his wife, his favourite horse performing the journey by easy stages.”
“The Mount Vernon, favoured by a good stage of water, soon cleared the narrow Monongahela channel, passed the confluence, and headed down under full steam, […].”
“At present, however, in spite of vigorous efforts to increase through train working, the stage-by-stage movement of individual wagons remains the normal method of freight movement.”
“a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter”
“He placed the slide on the stage.”
“How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?”
“Additionally, popular supporting characters make cameos on certain stages, such as in Smashville, where you'll find Tom Nook and other familiar faces from Animal Crossing.”
“When we are born, we cry that we are come / To this stage of fools.”
“Ere while of Muſick, and Ethereal mirth, Wherewith the ſtage of Ayr and Earth did ring,”
“Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.”
“Paid media is the admission ticket to enter the big-time Washington stage.”
“This way, we simply stretch the image of a monophonic sound across a wider area on the stereo stage and create an altogether bigger impression.”
“In other professions in which men engage / (Said I to myself, said I), / The Army, the Navy, the Church and the Stage / (Said I to myself, said I)”
“It doesn’t matter that recent reporting on the stage economy of Copenhagen […] has revealed a pattern of abuse and dangerous working conditions for unpaid interns. In “The Bear,” the stage is a dream: Marcus’s tasks are simply to learn from a skilled but kind and patient mentor, to get out and about and feel inspired, and to come up with some new dishes of his own.”

CEFR level

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Elementary
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