different between recital vs spectacle

English

Etymology

recite +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sa?tl?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l

Noun

recital (countable and uncountable, plural recitals)

1. The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
2. The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration.
3. That which is recited; a story, narration, account.
4. A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
5. (law) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• article, clairet, lacerti

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English recital.

Noun

recital m (invariable)

1. recital (theatrical recitation)

Anagrams

• celarti
• citarle
• tralice

Polish

Etymology

From English recital.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??t??i.tal/

Noun

recital m inan

1. (music) recital (vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) recitalowy

Further reading

• recital in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• recital in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From French récital.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??e.si.?taw/

Noun

recital m (plural recitais)

1. (performing arts) recital (live performance, especially by a soloist)

Related terms

• recitação
• recitar

Romanian

Etymology

From French récital.

Noun

recital n (plural recitaluri)

1. recital

Declension

Spanish

Noun

recital m (plural recitales)

1. recital
2. gig, concert

English

Etymology

From Middle English spectacle, from French spectacle, from Latin spect?culum (“a show, spectacle”), from spect? (“to see, behold”), frequentative of speci? (“to see”). See species.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?kt?kl?/
• Hyphenation: spec?ta?cle

Noun

spectacle (plural spectacles)

1. An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
   • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]

     In movie terms, it suggests Paul Verhoeven in Robocop/Starship Troopers mode, an R-rated bloodbath where the grim spectacle of children murdering each other on television is bread-and-circuses for the age of reality TV, enforced by a totalitarian regime to keep the masses at bay.

2. An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

3. (usually in the plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, worn to assist sight, or to protect the eyes from bright light.
4. (figuratively) Something that helps understanding.

   • Povert' a spectacle is, as thinketh me, Through which he may his very friendes see.

5. (obsolete) A spyglass; a looking-glass.
6. The brille of a snake.
7. (rail transport) A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.

Synonyms

• (exciting event): show; pageant
• (optical instrument): glasses, eyeglasses, specs

Derived terms

• bespectacled
• counterspectacle
• make a public spectacle of oneself
• make a spectacle of oneself
• spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch
• superspectacle

Related terms

• species
• spectacular
• speculate

Translations

Further reading

• spectacle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Railway semaphore signal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin spectaculum, from spectare (“to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp?k.takl/
• Hyphenation: spec?ta?cle

Noun

spectacle m (plural spectacles)

1. a show, a spectacle, a performance, a concert

2. a sight, a showing, a display

Derived terms

• se donner en spectacle

Descendants

• ? Czech: spektákl
• ? Polish: spektakl

Further reading

• “spectacle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).