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Prøvestart

English translation: Beginning of rehearsals / Rehearsals begin (at this point)

15:52 Mar 31, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature
Danish term or phrase: Prøvestart
Seems to be a theatre term for the phase before the performances of the play begin. Anyone have an exact term?
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English translation:Beginning of rehearsals / Rehearsals begin (at this point)
Explanation:
When we make compound words in Danish, we often lose the plural.

It makes sense in a timeline for a theater production.
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Mads Grøftehauge
Local time: 20:39
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Beginning of rehearsals / Rehearsals begin (at this point)
Mads Grøftehauge
4rehersal
lone (X)
5 -1dress rehearsal
Charlesp
4 -1trial run or preview
Paul Larkin (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
trial run or preview


Explanation:
I've seen 'trial run' or 'preview' used. Previews are of course are usually with an invited audience.

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Note added at 2005-03-31 16:43:02 (GMT)
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A preview is is a \'showing of a film, play or exhibition etc, before its official opening\' (NODE) so Preview, Premier, Play\'s performance period

hope that helps!

Paul Larkin (X)
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: could be, but trial run isnt used in theatre language
16 mins
disagree  Mads Grøftehauge: That would be the 'generalprøve'. It simply isn't mentioned in the timeline.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rehersal


Explanation:
Hope this helps!


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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 14:39
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
2 mins
disagree  Charlesp: I would thkn that the prøvestart is after the rehersals (which would be simply prøve)..
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Prøvestart
dress rehearsal


Explanation:
or often called "Full dress rehearsal."

This is before the Premiere, which is sometimes called the "opening night."

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mads Grøftehauge: That would be the 'generalprøve'. It simply isn't mentioned in the timeline.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Prøvestart
Beginning of rehearsals / Rehearsals begin (at this point)


Explanation:
When we make compound words in Danish, we often lose the plural.

It makes sense in a timeline for a theater production.

Mads Grøftehauge
Local time: 20:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: Mads could be right - maybe it isnt the "start" after the rehersals, but the start of the rehearsals.
2 hrs
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