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stage
(stāj)n.
1. A raised and level floor or platform.
2.
a. A raised platform on which theatrical performances are presented.
b. An area in which actors perform.
c. The acting profession, or the world of theater. Used with the: The stage is her life.
3. The scene of an event or of a series of events.
4. A platform on a microscope that supports a slide for viewing.
5. A scaffold for workers.
6. A resting place on a journey, especially one providing overnight accommodations.
7. The distance between stopping places on a journey; a leg: proceeded in easy stages.
8. A stagecoach.
9. A level or story of a building.
10. The height of the surface of a river or other fluctuating body of water above a set point: at flood stage.
11.
a. A level, degree, or period of time in the course of a process: the toddler stage of child development; the early stages of a disease.
b. A point in the course of an action or series of events: too early to predict a winner at this stage.
12. One of two or more successive propulsion units of a rocket vehicle that fires after the preceding one has been jettisoned.
13. Geology A subdivision in the classification of stratified rocks, ranking just below a series and representing rock formed during a chronological age.
14. Electronics An element or a group of elements in a complex arrangement of parts, especially a single tube or transistor and its accessory components in an amplifier.
v. staged, stag·ing, stag·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To exhibit or present to an audience: stage a boxing match.
b. To prepare (a house) for sale by altering its appearance.
2.
a. To produce or direct (a theatrical performance): That director has staged Hamlet in New York City.
b. To arrange the subjects of (a movie, for example) in front of a camera to achieve a desired effect: The director stages romantic scenes well.
3. To arrange and carry out: stage an invasion.
4. Medicine To determine the extent or progression of (a cancer, for example).
v.intr.
1. To be adaptable to or suitable for theatrical presentation: a play that stages well.
2. To stop at a designated place in the course of a journey: "tourists from London who had staged through Warsaw" (Frederick Forsyth).
[Middle English, from Old French estage, from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin status, past participle of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stage′ful′ n.
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stage
(steɪdʒ)n
1. a distinct step or period of development, growth, or progress: a child at the toddling stage.
2. a raised area or platform
3. (Theatre) the platform in a theatre where actors perform
4. (Theatre) the stage the theatre as a profession
5. any scene regarded as a setting for an event or action
6. a portion of a journey or a stopping place after such a portion
7. (Automotive Engineering) short for stagecoach
8. (Automotive Engineering) Brit a division of a bus route for which there is a fixed fare
9. (Astronautics) one of the separate propulsion units of a rocket that can be jettisoned when it has burnt out. See also multistage1
10. (Biology) any of the various distinct periods of growth or development in the life of an organism, esp an insect: a larval stage; pupal stage.
11. (Biology) the organism itself at such a period of growth
12. (Geological Science) a small stratigraphical unit; a subdivision of a rock series or system
13. (General Physics) the platform on a microscope on which the specimen is mounted for examination
14. (Electronics) electronics a part of a complex circuit, esp one of a number of transistors with the associated elements required to amplify a signal in an amplifier
15. (Education) a university subject studied for one academic year: Stage II French.
16. by easy stages in easy stages not hurriedly: he learned French by easy stages.
vb
17. (Theatre) (tr) to perform (a play), esp on a stage: we are going to stage 'Hamlet'.
18. (Theatre) (tr) to set the action of (a play) in a particular time or place
19. (tr) to plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
20. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) obsolete to travel by stagecoach
[C13: from Old French estage position, from Vulgar Latin staticum (unattested), from Latin stāre to stand]
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stage
(steɪdʒ)n., v. staged, stag•ing. n.
1. a phase, degree, or step in a process, development, or series.
2. a raised platform or floor, as for speakers or performers.
3.
a. the platform on which the actors perform in a theater.
b. this platform with all the parts of the theater and all the apparatus back of the proscenium.
4. the stage, the theater, esp. acting, as a profession.
5. sound stage.
6. the scene of any action.
7. a stagecoach.
8. a place of rest on a journey, esp. a regular stopping place of a stagecoach.
9. the distance between two places of rest on a journey.
10. a portion or period of a course of action or of life: the pupal stage of an insect.
11. a division of stratified rocks corresponding to a single geologic age.
12. the small platform of a microscope on which the object to be examined is placed.
13. an element or functional unit of an electronic system, as a circuit containing a section of one of the tubes or transistors of an amplifier.
14. a section of a rocket containing one or more engines, usu. designed to separate after burnout.
v.t. 15. to represent, produce, or exhibit on or as if on a stage: to stage a play.
16. to furnish with a stage, staging, stage set, etc.
17. to set (a play) in a specified locale or time.
18. to plan, organize, or carry out, esp. for public or dramatic effect: Workers staged a one-day strike.
19. to classify the natural progression of (a disease, esp. cancer).
[1250–1300; Middle English (n.) < Old French estage < Vulgar Latin *staticum standing place =stat(us), past participle of stāre to stand + -icum, neuter of -icus -ic]
stage′a•ble, adj.
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stage
1. An element of the missile or propulsion system that generally separates from the missile at burnout or cut-off. Stages are numbered chronologically in order of burning.
2. To process, in a specified area, troops which are in transit from one locality to another. See also marshalling; staging area. 3.
2. To process, in a specified area, troops which are in transit from one locality to another. See also marshalling; staging area. 3.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Past participle: staged
Gerund: staging
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stage
The rocks formed during a geological age.
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| Noun | 1. |  stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"diakinesis - the final stage of the prophase of meiosis diplotene - the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis leptotene - the first stage of the prophase of meiosis pachytene - the third stage of the prophase of meiosis phase of cell division - a stage in meiosis or mitosis zygotene - the second stage of the prophase of meiosis period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" anal phase, anal stage - (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned genital phase, genital stage - (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity latency period, latency phase, latency stage - (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities oral phase, oral stage - (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting phallic phase, phallic stage - (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure chapter - any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" incubation - (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear fertile period, fertile phase - the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) menstrual phase - the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle) musth - an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear; "the frenzied elephant was in musth" luteal phase, secretory phase - the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins generation - a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers" apogee, culmination - a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" seedtime - any time of new development safe period - that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) |
| 2. | stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" ladder - ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder" acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, elevation, height, pinnacle, peak, top - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" extent - the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" standard of life, standard of living - a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" plane - a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" state of the art - the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel" ultimacy, ultimateness - the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values" quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus | |
| 3. | stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" downstage - the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience) mise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" forestage, proscenium, apron - the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform upstage - the rear part of the stage right stage, stage right - the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience left stage, stage left - the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience | |
| 4. | stage - the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage" | |
| 5. | stage - a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" | |
| 6. | stage - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same | |
| 7. | stage - any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations" scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" | |
| 8. |  stage - a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examinationplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" | |
| Verb | 1. | stage - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| 2. | stage - plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" dogfight - arrange for an illegal dogfight tee up - make detailed arrangements or preparations phase - arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal" |
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stage
noun
verb
2. organize, mount, arrange, lay on, orchestrate, engineer At the middle of this year the government staged a huge military parade.
the stage the theatre, show business, the boards, the footlights, the dramatic arts Madge did not want to put her daughter on the stage.
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stage
noun1. A raised platform on which theatrical performances are given:
board (used in plural), proscenium.
3. A temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen:
5. One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale:
Informal: notch.
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Translations
جُزء من رِحْلَهمَرْحَلَةمَرْحَلَةٌ من مَراحِل الصّاروخمَرْحَلَه، فَتْرَهمِنَصَّه، خَشَبَة المَسْرَح
fázejevištěstádiumstupeňuspořádat
scenetrinzonefaseforanstalte
صحنه
vaiheesittäänäyttämö
dio
szakaszszínpad
áfangiòrepsetja á sviî, sviîsetjaskipuleggjastig
段階
무대
inscenētorganizētperiodsposmsskatuve
javiskojazdaštádium
oderstopnja
platformscen
เวทีการแสดง
giai đoạn
stage
[ˈsteɪdʒ] n
(in theatre) → scène f
(= profession) the stage → le théâtre
(= phase) → étape f, stade m
to go through a difficult stage → traverser une période difficile
at a later stage → plus tard
at this stage (= at this point) → à ce stade
at this stage in the negotiations → à ce stade des négociations (= at the moment) → pour l'instant
At this stage, it's too early to comment → Pour l'instant, il est trop tôt pour se prononcer.
in the early stages → au début
in the final stages → à la fin
to do sth in stages → faire qch par étapes
to go through a difficult stage → traverser une période difficile
at a later stage → plus tard
at this stage (= at this point) → à ce stade
at this stage in the negotiations → à ce stade des négociations (= at the moment) → pour l'instant
At this stage, it's too early to comment → Pour l'instant, il est trop tôt pour se prononcer.
in the early stages → au début
in the final stages → à la fin
to do sth in stages → faire qch par étapes
(= platform) → estrade f
vt
[+ play] → monter, mettre en scène
[+ demonstration] → organiser; [+ ceremony, event] → organiser; [+ exhibition] → organiser, monter; [+ strike, protest] → organiser
to stage a remarkable recovery → faire un retour spectaculaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stage
n
(Theat, fig) → Bühne f; the stage (= profession) → das Theater, die Bühne; to be on/go on/leave the stage (as career) → beim Theater sein/zum Theater gehen/das Theater verlassen; to go on stage (actor) → die Bühne betreten; (play) → anfangen; to come off stage, to leave the stage → von der Bühne abtreten; to put a play on the stage → ein Stück aufführen or auf die Bühne bringen; to write for the stage → Theater- or Bühnenstücke schreiben; to adapt a novel for the stage → einen Roman fürs Theater bearbeiten; to hold or dominate the stage (lit, fig) → die Szene beherrschen; the stage was set (lit) → das Bühnenbild war aufgebaut; (fig) → alles war vorbereitet; to set the stage for something (fig) → den Weg für etw bereiten; the stage was set for a confrontation → die Situation war reif für eine Auseinandersetzung
(= platform in hall) → Podium nt
(= period) → Stadium nt; (of process, operation, development) → Phase f; at this stage such a thing is impossible → zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt ist das unmöglich; at this stage in the negotiations → an diesem Punkt der Verhandlungen; at this stage in the game (fig) → zu diesem Zeitpunkt; in the early/final stage(s) → im Anfangs-/Endstadium; at an early stage in its history → ganz zu Anfang seiner Geschichte; what stage is your thesis at? → wie weit sind Sie mit Ihrer Dissertation?; I’m at the talking stage with the club → ich befinde mich mit dem Klub gerade in Gesprächen; we have reached a stage where … → wir sind an einem Punkt angelangt, wo …; to go through a difficult stage → eine schwierige Phase durchmachen; to be at the experimental stage → im Versuchsstadium sein
(= part of journey, race etc) → Abschnitt m, → Etappe f; (= fare stage) → Teilstrecke f, → Fahrzone f; (= actual bus stop) → Zahlgrenze f; in or by (easy) stages (lit) → etappenweise; (fig also) → Schritt für Schritt
(old inf, = stagecoach) → Postkutsche f
vt play → aufführen, auf die Bühne bringen; competition, event → durchführen; accident, scene, coup → inszenieren; welcome → arrangieren; demonstration, strike, protest etc → veranstalten; to stage a recovery → sich erholen; to stage a comeback → sein Come-back or Comeback machen; the play is staged in the 19th century → das Stück spielt im 19. Jahrhundert; stageed reading → Bühnenlesung f, → dramatische Lesung
stage
:stage box
n → Bühnen- or Proszeniumsloge f
stage career
n → Bühnen- or Theaterkarriere f
stagecoach
n → Postkutsche f
stagecraft
n → dramaturgisches Können; (of actor) → schauspielerisches Können
stage design
n → Bühnenbild f
stage designer
n → Bühnenbildner(in) m(f)
stage direction
n → Bühnen- or Regieanweisung f
stage director
n → Regisseur(in) m(f)
stage door
n → Bühneneingang m
stage effect
n → Bühneneffekt m
stage fright
stage hand
n → Bühnenarbeiter(in) m(f)
stage-manage
vt (lit) → Inspizient sein bei; (fig) demonstration, argument → inszenieren
stage manager
n → Inspizient(in) m(f)
stage name
n → Künstlername m
stage play
n → Bühnenstück nt
stage
:stage race
n (Cycling) → Etappenrennen nt
stage rights
pl → Aufführungs- or Bühnenrechte pl
stage set
n → Bühnenbild nt
stage setting
n → Bühnenbild nt
stage win
n (Cycling) → Etappensieg f
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stage
[steɪdʒ]1. n
a. (period, section, of process, development) → fase f, stadio; (of journey) → tappa; (of rocket) → stadio
in stages (travel, work) → a tappe
in or by easy stages → a piccole tappe
in the early/final stages → negli stadi iniziali/finali
at this stage in the negotiations → in questa fase dei negoziati
to go through a difficult stage → attraversare un periodo difficile
in stages (travel, work) → a tappe
in or by easy stages → a piccole tappe
in the early/final stages → negli stadi iniziali/finali
at this stage in the negotiations → in questa fase dei negoziati
to go through a difficult stage → attraversare un periodo difficile
2. vt (play) → mettere in scena, rappresentare; (arrange, welcome, demonstration) → organizzare; (fake, accident) → simulare
to stage a scene → allestire una scena (fig) → fare una sceneggiata
to stage a quick recovery → riprendersi subito
to stage a comeback → fare ritorno
to stage a scene → allestire una scena (fig) → fare una sceneggiata
to stage a quick recovery → riprendersi subito
to stage a comeback → fare ritorno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stage1
(steidʒ) noun a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.
verb1. to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc. This play was first staged in 1928.
2. to organize (an event etc). The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.
ˈstaging noun1. wooden planks etc forming a platform.
2. the way in which a play etc is presented on a stage. The staging was good, but the acting poor.
stage direction an order to an actor playing a part to do this or that. a stage direction to enter from the left.
stage fright the nervousness felt by an actor etc when in front of an audience, especially for the first time. The young actress was suffering from stage fright and could not utter a word.
ˈstagehand noun a workman employed to help with scenery etc.
stage manager a person who is in charge of scenery and equipment for plays etc.
ˈstagestruck adjective fascinated with the theatre or having a great desire to become an actor/actress.
stage2
(steidʒ) noun1. a period or step in the development of something. The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.
2. part of a journey. The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.
3. a section of a bus route.
4. a section of a rocket.
ˈstagecoach noun a closed vehicle pulled by horses that travelled in former times along a regular route and carried passengers and mail.
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stage
→ مَرْحَلَة fáze scene Phase σκηνή escenario, etapa vaihe stade dio palcoscenico 段階 무대 fase scene etap palco стадия scen เวทีการแสดง sahne giai đoạn 阶段Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stage
n. [sickness] estadío, etapa o período de transición durante el desarrollo de una enfermedad; fase;
in a recuperating ___ → en una fase de recuperación.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stage
n (disease, etc.) estadio, etapa; (cancer) estadio; (sleep) etapa; (puberty) estadioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.