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n.

1. A raised and level floor or platform.
2. 1. A raised platform on which theatrical performances are presented.
   2. An area in which actors perform.
   3. 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. 1. 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.
    2. 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. To exhibit or present on or as if on a stage: stage a boxing match.
2. To produce or direct (a theatrical performance).
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.
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.]

stageful stage'ful' n.

noun

1. A raised platform on which theatrical performances are given: board (used in plural), proscenium. See performing arts.
2. The art and occupation of an actor: acting, dramatics. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.
3. A temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen: platform, scaffold, scaffolding. See machine.
4. The place where an action or event occurs: locale, scene, setting, site. See place.
5. One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, level, peg, point, rung, step. Informal notch. See big/small/amount.
6. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental unit: period, phase. See time.

verb

1. To produce on the stage: act (out), do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present², put on. See performing arts.
2. To organize and carry out (an activity): give, have, hold. See control/uncontrol, planned/unplanned.

Idioms beginning with stage:
stage fright

See also at this stage; set the scene (stage) for.

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v

Definition: arrange, produce
Antonyms: close

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n. 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. (according to NATO) the part of an air route from one air staging unit to the next.

v.

process, in a specified area, troops that are in transit from one locality to another.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. The level of water in a channel. Stage recorders monitor the depth of water at a gauging station. Because there is a relationship between discharge and stage at any point, stage can be used to calculate discharge.

2. The position reached in a sequence such as Rostow's stages of growth.

3. In geology, a stratigraphic division of rocks formed at the same age, usually having the same fossil assemblage.

1. A floor area or platform for dramatic, musical, or other types of performances.
2. Same as staging.

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[Ge]

In American archaeology this term is used to denote a general level of cultural development which may be regional or continental in its applicability. Thus the main North American stages are: Palaeo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Formative.

1. a definite period or distinct phase, as of development of a disease or of an organism.
2. the platform of a microscope on which the slide containing the object to be studied is placed.

(DOD, NATO) 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.

IN BRIEF: A raised platform or other area on which plays, speeches, and other performances are given.

This whole creation is essentially subjective, and the dream is the theater where the dreamer is at once: scene, actor, prompter, stage manager, author, audience, and critic. — Carl Jung (1875-1961)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trin, fase, stadium, scene, stillads, platform, stoppested, skueplads, poststation
v. tr. - iscenesætte, opføre, arangere, iværksætte
v. intr. - foretage dagsrejser, rejse med diligence

idioms:

• by easy stages    i ro og mag
• go on the stage    gå til scenen
• hold the stage    holde tale, være i rampelyset, have indtaget scenen
• set the stage    sætte scenen
• stage adaptation    scene-opsætning, tilpasset teatret
• stage direction    sceneanvisning, regiebemærkning
• stage door    scenedør, personaleindgang
• stage fright    sceneskræk
• stage left    venstre side af scenen
• stage manager    scenemester
• stage name    scenenavn, skuespillernavn
• stage right    højre side af scenen
• stage whisper    teaterhvisken, lidt høj hvisken som andre skal høre
• staging area    militær transitlejr, samlerum
• staging post    sted for mellemlanding

Nederlands (Dutch)
toneel, podium, etappe, fase, verdieping, niveau, opvoeren, op touw zetten, ensceneren, gereed maken

Français (French)
n. - (gén) estrade, (Théât) scène, théâtre, (fig) théâtre, (Aérosp) étage, (GB, Transp) section, plate-forme d'échafaudage, platine (sur un microscope), (Hist, Transp) diligence
v. tr. - organiser, fomenter, simuler, (Théât) monter, mettre (qch) en scène
v. intr. - être adaptable pour la scène

idioms:

• by easy stages    par petites étapes
• go on stage    monter sur ou entrer en scène
• go on the stage    faire du théâtre
• hold the stage    (lit, fig) être le point de mire de
• set the stage    (Théât) monter le décor
• stage adaptation    adaptation pour la scène
• stage direction    indication scénique, (Art) de la mise en scène
• stage door    entrée des artistes
• stage fright    trac
• stage left    côté jardin
• stage manager    régisseur
• stage name    nom de théâtre
• stage right    côté cour
• stage whisper    aparté
• staging area    (Mil) endroit de regroupement/de contrôle pour des formations militaires en transit
• staging post    poste de ravitaillement, relais (de diligences) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bühne, Schauplatz, Etappe, Stadium, Stufe
v. - veranstalten, in Szene setzen, inszenieren

idioms:

• by easy stages    in kurzen Etappen
• go on stage    die Bühne betreten, anfangen, zur Bühne od. zum Theater gehen
• go on the stage    zur Bühne gehen
• hold the stage    die Szene beherrschen
• set the stage    jmdm. die Ausgangssituation darlegen
• stage adaptation    Bühnenbearbeitung
• stage direction    Bühnenanweisung
• stage door    Bühneneingang
• stage fright    Lampenfieber
• stage left    rechte Bühnenseite
• stage manager    Inspizient
• stage name    Künstlername
• stage right    linke Bühnenseite
• stage whisper    Beiseitesprechen
• staging area    Sammelplatz
• staging post    Zwischenstation

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παλκοσένικο, (θεατρική) σκηνή, ο κόσμος του θεάτρου, το "σανίδι", κέντρο δραστηριότητας ή εξελίξεων, "θέατρο", φάση, στάδιο, ικρίωμα, σκαλωσιά, αντικειμενοφόρα πλάκα μικροσκοπίου, (γεωλ.) βαθμίδα
v. - ανεβάζω (θεατρικό) έργο, οργανώνω, στήνω, σκηνοθετώ

idioms:

• by easy stages    σε εύκολα στάδια
• go on the stage    (καθομ.) βγαίνω στο παλκοσένικο, βγαίνω στο "σανίδι"
• hold the stage    καπελώνω τη συζήτηση
• set the stage    προετοιμάζω το έδαφος
• stage adaptation    διασκευή για το θέατρο
• stage direction    (θεατρική) σκηνοθεσία
• stage door    είσοδος ηθοποιών
• stage fright    τρακ, νευρικότητα (εμφάνισης ενώπιον κοινού)
• stage left    (στην / από την) αριστερή πλευρά της σκηνής
• stage manager    προϊστάμενος σκηνής
• stage name    θεατρικό ψευδώνυμο
• stage right    (στην / από την) δεξιά πλευρά της σκηνής
• stage whisper    σκηνικός (δυνατός) ψίθυρος
• staging area    (στρατ.) προκεχωρημένη βάση
• staging post    ενδιάμεσος σταθμός

Italiano (Italian)
organizzare, mettere in scena, scena, teatro, palcoscenico, tappa

idioms:

• by easy stages    a piccole tappe
• go on the stage    calcare le scene
• hold the stage    dominare la conversazione
• stage direction    regia
• stage door    ingresso degli artisti
• stage fright    panico da palcoscenico
• stage left    la sinistra del palcoscenico
• stage manager    direttore di scena
• stage name    nome d'arte
• stage right    la destra del palcoscenico
• stage whisper    battuta sussurrata
• staging area    zona delle operazioni
• staging post    tappa di transito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estágio (m), palco (m)
v. - representar, colocar em cena

idioms:

• by easy stages    sem se apressar
• go on the stage    tornar-se ator
• hold the stage    estar em foco
• set the stage    preparar/possibilitar a realização de algo
• stage direction    indicação de cena
• stage door    porta dos artistas
• stage fright    nervosismo de ator diante da platéia
• stage left    parte do palco à esquerda do ator diante do auditório
• stage manager    diretor
• stage name    nome de uma pessoa
• stage right    parte do placo à direita do ator diante do auditório
• stage whisper    ponto no palco
• staging area    local da encenação
• staging post    ponto de parada durante uma viagem

Русский (Russian)
сцена, театр, драматическое искусство, театральная деятельность, киносъемочный (студийный) павильон, место действия, платформа, сценический, театральный, традиционно изображаемый на сцене, ставить (пьесу), осуществлять, инсценировать (роман), подстроить, период, ступень, остановка, перегон, пристань

idioms:

• by easy stages    не торопясь, с частыми остановками, постепенно, мало-помалу
• go on the stage    стать актером
• hold the stage    не сходить со сцены (о пьесе), быть центром внимания (в компании)
• set the stage    описать (в общих чертах) обстановку, расставлять декорации, подготовить почву (для чего-л.)
• stage direction    сценическая ремарка, режиссура, режиссерский план постановки
• stage door    служебный вход в театр
• stage fright    волнение перед выходом на сцену, страх перед публикой
• stage left    налево от актера (стоящего лицом к публике)
• stage manager    помощник режиссера
• stage name    псевдоним актера, сценическая фамилия
• stage right    право на постановку пьесы, направо от актера (стоящего лицом к публике)
• stage whisper    театральный шепот, громкий шепот
• staging area    военная база, район сосредоточения десантных войск
• staging post    этапный пункт, промежуточный аэродром, стоянка, этап (пути), важная подготовительная стадия, место сосредоточения войск перед операцией

Español (Spanish)
n. - teatro, escenario, estrado, plataforma, tarima, etapa, fase, parte de una carrera
v. tr. - organizar, efectuar, escenificar, poner en escena, representar, proveer de tablado, exhibir al público
v. intr. - ser adecuado para presentar o actuar en escena

idioms:

• by easy stages    en etapas cómodas
• go on stage    entrar al escenario
• go on the stage    hacerse actor, subir a las tablas, dedicarse al teatro
• hold the stage    dominar una conversación
• set the stage    describir el lugar de los eventos, dar información preliminar, hacer los preparativos
• stage adaptation    adaptación teatral, dramatización
• stage direction    acotaciones, indicación escénica
• stage door    entrada de artistas
• stage fright    miedo el público, nerviosismo
• stage left    a mano izquierda del escenario
• stage manager    director de escena
• stage name    nombre de teatro
• stage right    a mano derecha del escenario
• stage whisper    aparte, cuchicheo de un actor destinado al oído de los espectadores
• staging area    zona de estacionamiento de tropas
• staging post    lugar de escala en una ruta aérea

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - scen, estrad, teater, stadium, skede, steg, etapp, avstånd, hållplats, plattform, skådeplats
v. - iscensätta, sätta upp, uppföra, arrangera, organisera, lämpa sig för scenen

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
舞台, 活动场所, 戏剧, 上演, 筹划, 表演, 适于上演, 乘驿车旅行

idioms:

• by easy stages    从容不迫地
• go on the stage    上舞台
• hold the stage    吸引观众
• set the stage    为...铺平道路, 作好准备
• stage adaptation    舞台剧改编本, 改编而成的戏
• stage direction    舞台指导, 导演
• stage door    后台门
• stage fright    怯场
• stage left    面对观众的舞台左侧
• stage manager    舞台监督
• stage name    演员的艺名
• stage right    上映权, 演出权
• stage whisper    演员对观众的高声耳语
• staging area    集结待命地区
• staging post    补给站

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 舞臺, 活動場所, 戲劇
v. tr. - 上演, 籌劃, 表演
v. intr. - 適於上演, 乘驛車旅行

idioms:

• by easy stages    從容不迫地
• go on the stage    上舞臺
• hold the stage    吸引觀眾
• set the stage    為...鋪平道路, 作好準備
• stage adaptation    舞台劇改編本, 改編而成的戲
• stage direction    舞臺指導, 導演
• stage door    後臺門
• stage fright    怯場
• stage left    面對觀眾的舞臺左側
• stage manager    舞臺監督
• stage name    演員的藝名
• stage right    上映權, 演出權
• stage whisper    演員對觀眾的高聲耳語
• staging area    集結待命地區
• staging post    補給站

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무대, 연극, (성장, 발달 등의) 단계
v. tr. - 상연하다, 발판을 마련하다, (군사 작전 등을) 계획하다
v. intr. - 연출하기에 알맞다, 상연할 만하다, 역마차로 여행하다

idioms:

• by easy stages    서두지 않고, 천천히, 쉬엄쉬엄
• go on the stage    배우가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 舞台, 演壇, 演劇, 俳優業, 段階, 場, 段, 休憩地, 駅
v. - 上演する, 開催する, 上演できる

idioms:

• go on the stage    俳優になる
• set the stage    お膳立てをする
• stage adaptation    演劇脚本
• stage direction    ト書き, ト書, 演出技術
• stage door    楽屋口
• stage fright    場おくれ
• stage left    舞台左手
• stage manager    舞台監督
• stage name    舞台名, 芸名
• stage of siege    攻囲段階
• stage right    舞台右手, 興行権, 下手
• stage whisper    わきぜりふ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسرح, منصه, مرحله, محطه (فعل) يقدم مسرحيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮במה, בימה, זירה, מוקד פעילות, שלב, תקופה, כרכרה, תחנה, מרחק בין תחנות, מבנה-מדפים‬
v. tr. - ‮ביים, הציג לקהל, ארגן, ערך, ביצע‬
v. intr. - ‮התאים להמחזה‬

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