French dictionary

théâtre/te.ɑtʁ/

noun · B1 · Frequency 1963

nounmasculine

Meanings

  1. theatre (art); theatre (venue)

    Refers to a venue for performing plays and drama, also broadly to the art form of theatre.

Examples

  • Le théâtre municipal ouvre ses portes à dix-neuf heures.

    The municipal theatre opens its doors at seven p.m.

  • Nous avons réservé une loge dans ce théâtre pour la première.

    We booked a box in this theatre for the premiere.

  • Le nouveau film sort vendredi dans un théâtre du centre-ville.

    The new film opens Friday in a movie theater downtown.

Collocations

  • aller au théâtreto go to the theatre

Common mistakes

  • aller à le théâtre

    aller au théâtre

    The preposition à contracts with the masculine singular definite article le to form au; therefore, the phrase is au théâtre.

Related words

nounmasculine

Meanings

  1. theatre (art); theatre (venue)

    Refers to a venue for performing plays and drama, also broadly to the art form of theatre.

Examples

  • Les théâtres de cette ville proposent des spectacles très variés.

    The theatres in this city offer a wide variety of shows.

  • Les théâtres ouvrent leurs portes une heure avant le début de la représentation.

    The theatres open their doors one hour before the performance begins.

  • Les théâtres du quartier diffusent les films en version originale.

    The movie theaters in the neighborhood show films in their original version.

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