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scène

scene

noun SEN Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

stage

Usage Note

Scène means both a theatrical stage (monter sur scène = to go on stage) and a scene in a film or play (la scène finale). Colloquially, faire une scène means to make a scene or have a dramatic outburst. Mettre en scène means to stage or direct a production.

Examples

"Elle est montée sur scène pour chanter."

Natural Translation

She went up on stage to sing.

Literal Translation

She is mounted on stage for to-sing

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