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stade

stadium, sports ground

noun STAD Less Common

Origin: Greek stadion (unit of length, then a running track)

Also means

stage, phase

Usage Note

Stade covers both the physical sports venue (le stade municipal) and an abstract stage of development (à ce stade — at this stage). The two senses are used freely without confusion in context. Stade de France near Paris is the national stadium, holding about 80,000 spectators.

Examples

"Le stade est complet ce soir."

Natural Translation

The stadium is full tonight.

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