Rehearsal

/rɪˈhɜːrsəl/ noun

Definition

Rehearsal is the practice of a play, speech, performance, or event before the real one happens, so that people can improve and coordinate.

Etymology

From Middle English *rehears* (to repeat, say again), from Old French *rehercier* (to go over again), from *re-* (again) + *hercier* (to rake, harrow). It originally suggested going over something again like raking a field.

Kelly Says

A rehearsal is mental and physical raking—you go over the same ground until it’s smooth. That’s why good performers rehearse far more than the audience ever sees; the ‘magic’ is just invisible repetition.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
oefening
OO-fe-ning
AMአማርኛ
ልምምድ
lim-mid
ARالعربية
بروفة
bruf-fa
BGБългарски
репетиция
re-pe-TI-tsiya
BNবাংলা
রিহার্সাল
ri-har-shal
CACatalà
assaig
a-SAIZH
CSČeština
zkouška
ZKOU-shka
DADansk
prøve
PRUR-ve
DEDeutsch
Probe
PRO-be
ELΕλληνικά
δόκιμο
DO-ki-mo
ESEspañol
ensayo
en-SA-yo
ETEesti
proov
proov
EUEuskara
entsegu
en-tse-GU
FAفارسی
تمرین
tam-rin
FISuomi
harjoitus
har-joi-tus
FRFrançais
répétition
re-pe-ti-SYON
GLGalego
ensaio
en-SAI-o
HEעברית
חזרה
khaz-a-RA
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वाभ्यास
pur-vaa-bhyaas
HRHrvatski
proba
PRO-ba
HUMagyar
próba
PRO-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
latihan
la-ti-han
ITItaliano
prova
PRO-va
JA日本語
リハーサル
rihaasaru
KO한국어
리허설
ri-heo-seol
LTLietuvių
repeticija
re-pe-TI-tsi-ja
LVLatviešu
mēģinājums
me-gi-NAA-jums
MNМонгол
дадлага
dadlag
MSBahasa Melayu
latihan
la-ti-han
MYမြန်မာ
လေ့ကျင့်မှု
le-kyin-hmu
NLNederlands
repetitie
re-pe-TI-tsie
NONorsk
prøve
PRUR-ve
PLPolski
próba
PROO-ba
PTPortuguês
ensaio
en-SAI-o
RORomână
repetiție
re-pe-TI-tsi-ye
RUРусский
репетиция
re-pe-TI-tsiya
SKSlovenčina
skúška
SKOOSH-ka
SLSlovenščina
vaja
VA-ja
SRСрпски
пробa
pro-ba
SVSvenska
repetition
re-pe-ti-SHON
SWKiswahili
mazoezi
ma-zo-E-zi
TAதமிழ்
பயிற்சி
pa-yir-chi
TEతెలుగు
రిహార్సల్
ri-haar-sal
THไทย
การซ้อม
kan som
TRTürkçe
prova
pro-VA
UKУкраїнська
репетиція
re-pe-TI-tsiya
URاردو
ریہرسل
ri-har-sal
VITiếng Việt
diễn tập
dien tap
ZH中文
排练
pái liàn

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