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spectacol

show, performance /spekˈtakol/

noun#834 most common

Also: spectacle, sight, scene (of a dramatic event)

Example sentences

Îmi place acest spectacol.
I like this show.
Am fost la un spectacol de teatru aseară.
I went to a theater show last night.
Copiii au urmărit spectacolul de circ cu entuziasm.
The children watched the circus show with enthusiasm.
Biletele pentru spectacolul de mâine s-au epuizat.
Tickets for tomorrow's show have sold out.
Regizorul a transformat piesa într-un spectacol memorabil, plin de simboluri.
The director turned the play into a memorable show, full of symbols.
Criticii au dezbătut îndelung modul în care spectacolul reinterpretează tragedia clasică.
Critics debated at length how the show reinterprets the classic tragedy.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativespectacolulspectacolele
Genitivespectacoluluispectacolelor
Accusativespectacolulspectacolele
Vocativespectacolulespectacolelor

Word family

spectatorspectator, viewer
spectaculosspectacular, dazzling
a asistato attend, to be present at (a show)
reprezentațieperformance, staging
a inspectato inspect

Etymology

Spectacol entered Romanian from French spectacle, which comes from Latin spectaculum, meaning a show or a sight worth seeing. Spectaculum derives from spectare, to watch, itself a frequentative form of specere, to look. The word kept its core sense across centuries: something set up to be watched by an audience.

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