dress rehearsal

English - Turkish

Definition of dress rehearsal in English Turkish dictionary

(Tiyatro) avanprömiyer

tiy. kostümlü prova

genel prova

(Tiyatro) giysi denemesi

kostümlü prova

English - English

Definition of dress rehearsal in English English dictionary

A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume

We've got three dress rehersals before the opening night to prepare ourselves for any potential technicalities.

You can describe an event as a dress rehearsal for a later, more important event when it indicates how the later event will be. These elections, you could almost say, are a dress rehearsal for the real elections. A full, uninterrupted rehearsal of a play with costumes and stage properties. the final practice of a play, opera etc, using all the clothes, objects etc that will be used for the actual performance

The dress rehearsal of a play, opera, or show is the final rehearsal before it is performed, in which the performers wear their costumes and the lights and scenery are all used as they will be in the performance

final rehearsal in full costume before a theatrical production, final rehearsal

a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance

Related Terms

dress rehearsals

plural form of dress rehearsal

Hyphenation

dress re·hears·al

Turkish pronunciation

dres rihırsıl

Synonyms

dry run, final dress, full rehearsal, gypsy rehearsal, rehearsal, run, run-through, technical run, tech rehearsal, tech run, walk-through

Pronunciation

/ˈdres rēˈhərsəl/ /ˈdrɛs riːˈhɜrsəl/

Etymology

[ 'dres ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French dresser, from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin directus direct, past participle of dirigere to direct, from dis- + regere to lead straight; more at RIGHT.