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drame

drama

noun DRAHM Less Common

Origin: Greek drama

Also means

disaster, tragedy

Usage Note

Drame covers both theatrical drama and an emotionally intense real-life event. The informal phrase en faire un drame means to make a mountain out of a molehill. The adjective dramatique can mean both 'dramatic' (theatrical) and 'tragic' (an accident dramatique).

Examples

"Ce film est un drame historique."

Natural Translation

This film is a historical drama.

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