different between theatrical vs revue

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?æt.??.k?l/

Adjective

theatrical (comparative more theatrical, superlative most theatrical)

1. Of or relating to the theatre.
   • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift

     The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.

2. Fake and exaggerated.

Translations

Noun

theatrical (plural theatricals)

1. A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
2. A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.
   • 2005, The Hollywood Reporter (page 61)

     Release schedules were stepped up so that virtually all of the summer theatricals are coming to video before year's end.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French revue (literally “review”). Doublet of review, which it replaced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???vju?/, /???vju?/

Noun

revue (plural revues)

1. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
2. Any entertainment featuring skits, dances, and songs.

Translations

Further reading

• revue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

From French revue.

Noun

revue f

1. revue, review, show
2. (periodical): review

Dutch

Etymology

From French revue.

Pronunciation

Noun

revue f or m (plural revues, diminutive revuetje n)

1. revue
2. review

French

Etymology

From revoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.vy/

Noun

revue f (plural revues)

1. magazine, journal
2. troop inspection (military)
3. revue
4. revision

Derived terms

• revue de presse

Descendants

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

From French revue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?vy/

Noun

revue f (nominative plural revue, genitive plural revuí)

1. (periodical): review
2. revue, review, show

Declension

Further reading

• revue in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk