spettacolo

Definitions of spettacolo
  1. noun
    the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    synonyms: rappresentazione
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    circo, circo equestre
    a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
    cabaret
    a series of acts at a night club
    interludio, intermezzo
    a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
    dimostrazione, presentazione
    a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
    ostentazione, sfilata
    a visible display
    biennale, esposizione, festival, mostra, rassegna, triennale
    the act of exhibiting
    esibizione, messinscena, serata
    the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
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    distrazione, divertimento, intrattenimento, spasso
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  2. noun
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
    synonyms: manifestazione, rappresentazione
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    coreografia
    a show involving artistic dancing
    film, opera cinematografica
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    attrattiva, attrazione
    an entertainment that is offered to the public
    esibizione, rappresentazione
    a dramatic or musical entertainment
    balletto
    a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
    bolero
    a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets
    cancan
    a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
    lungometraggio
    the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
    documentario
    a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
    moviola
    a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
    TG, giornale, notiziario, telegiornale
    a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
    replica
    a program that is broadcast again
    programma, programma televisivo, teletrasmissione, trasmissione
    a program broadcast by television
    serial, serie televisiva
    a serialized set of programs
    episodio, puntata
    a part of a broadcast serial
    concerto
    a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
    première, prima
    the first public performance of a play or movie
    recital
    performance of music or dance especially by soloists
    azione, azione teatrale
    a performance of a play
    musical
    a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
    avanspettacolo
    a short play presented before the main play
    rivista
    a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
  3. noun
    a dramatic or musical entertainment
    synonyms: esibizione, rappresentazione
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    concerto
    a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
    première, prima
    the first public performance of a play or movie
    recital
    performance of music or dance especially by soloists
    azione, azione teatrale
    a performance of a play
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    manifestazione, rappresentazione
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
  4. noun
    something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
    synonyms: quadro
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    mirino, paesaggio, panorama, prospettiva, punteria, scena, veduta, vista
    anything that is seen
  5. noun
    anything that is seen
    synonyms: mirino, paesaggio, panorama, prospettiva, punteria, scena, veduta, vista
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    quadro
    something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
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