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dra·mat·ic

(drə-măt′ĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to drama or the theater.
2. Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theater: a dramatic rescue.
3. Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect: a dramatic sunset.
4. Music Having a powerful, expressive singing voice: a dramatic tenor.
[Late Latin drāmaticus, from Greek drāmatikos, from drāma, drāmat-, drama; see drama.]
dra·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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dramatic

(drəˈmætɪk) or

dramatical

adj
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or relating to drama
2. like a drama in suddenness, emotional impact, etc
3. striking; effective
4. acting or performed in a flamboyant way
5. (Theatre) music (of a voice) powerful and marked by a histrionic quality
draˈmatically adv
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dra•mat•ic

(drəˈmæt ɪk)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to the drama; theatrical.
2. employing the form or style of the drama.
3. involving conflict or contrast; vivid: dramatic colors.
4. highly effective or compelling: a dramatic silence.
[1580–90; < Late Latin drāmaticus < Greek drāmatikós=drāmat-, s. of drâma drama + -ikos -ic]
dra•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. dramatic - suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
undramatic - lacking dramatic force and quality; "moved with quiet force and undramatic bearing"
2. dramatic - sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
3. dramatic - pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
4. dramatic - used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
lyric - used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano"
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dramatic

adjective
1. drastic, strong, severe, radical, extreme, harsh, dire dramatic effects on the economy
3. theatrical, Thespian, dramaturgical, dramaturgic a dramatic arts major in college
4. expressive, affected, exaggerated, theatrical, melodramatic, showy, ostentatious She lifted her hands in a dramatic gesture.
5. powerful, striking, imposing, stunning (informal), impressive, spectacular, effective, staggering, distinctive, memorable, vivid, jaw-dropping, breath-taking, gee-whizz (slang) the film's dramatic special effects
powerful ordinary, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, undramatic, unmemorable
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dramatic

adjective
1. Of or relating to drama or the theater:
2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense:
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Translations
درامي، مَسْرَحيدراميّ شَديد المَشاعِر والعَواطِفمُثير، مُؤَثِّر جدا، بارِز
dramatickýteatrálníživý
dramatiskvoldsom
dramaattinen
dramatičan
drámaimindent túldramatizál
áhrifamikillleikrænn, dramatískur; tilfinningaríkurleikrænn; leiklistar-
演劇の
극적인
dramatičen
dramatisk
อย่างรวดเร็ว
kịch tính

dramatic

[drəˈmætɪk] ADJ
1. (= marked) [increase, rise, decline] → espectacular ; [change] → radical, drástico ; [improvement] → espectacular, impresionante ; [effect] → espectacular, dramático
2. (= exciting) [entrance] → espectacular, teatral ; [escape] → espectacular ; [decor] → de gran efecto, efectista
she lifted the lid with a dramatic gesture → levantó la tapa con gesto teatral
3. (Theat) [works, film] → dramático, teatral
dramatic art → arte m dramático
the dramatic arts → las artes dramáticas
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dramatic

[drəˈmætɪk] adj
(= striking) [change, event] → spectaculaire
a dramatic improvement → une amélioration spectaculaire
dramatic news → une nouvelle extraordinaire
(= exciting) → spectaculaire
It was really dramatic! → C'était vraiment spectaculaire!
(= connected with the theatre) → dramatique dramatic society
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dramatic

adj
→ dramatisch ; change → einschneidend, dramatisch ; there was a dramatic improvement (in it) → es verbesserte sich dramatisch
(Theat) → dramatisch ; dramatic works → dramatische Werke pl, → Dramen pl; dramatic criticism → Theaterkritik f; his dramatic ability → seine schauspielerischen Fähigkeiten ; dramatic art → Theater nt; the dramatic arts → das Theater; dramatic film → Filmdrama nt
n dramatics
pl
(= theatricals) → Theater nt
(= histrionics) his/her etc dramatics → sein/ihr etc theatralisches Getue
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dramatic

[drəˈmætɪk] adj (change) → spettacolare ; (event, improvement, effect) → straordinario/a; (entrance) → teatrale ; (art) → drammatico/a
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drama

(ˈdraːmə) noun
1. a play for acting on the stage. He has just produced a new drama. drama دراما: مَسْرَحِيَّه драма drama drama das Drama teaterstykke; drama θεατρικό έργο obra de teatro näidend نمایشنامه درام draama pièce de théâtre מחזה नाटक, स्वांग drama, kazališni komad színdarab, dráma sandiwara leikrit lavoro teatrale 劇 희극 drama drāma drama toneelstuk skuespill, drama sztuka ډرامه drama piesă de teatru; dramă драма dráma gledališka igra drama drama, skådespel ละครเวที dram 劇本 драма ناٹک vở kịch 剧本
2. plays for the stage in general. modern drama. drama المَسْرَحِيَّه драма drama drama das Schauspiel drama; teaterstykke θέατρο teatro, drama näitekirjandus نمایشنامه näytelmä théâtre מחזה रंगमंच के लिए नाटक drama színműirodalom teater leikbókmenntir teatro 演劇 일반 드라마 dramaturgija dramaturģija sandiwara theater drama, skuespill utwory sceniczne ډرامه drama teatru драма dráma dramatika drama dramatik, teater ละคร oyun 戲劇 драматична література; драматургія اسٹیج کے لۓ تیار کیا گیا ڈراما nghệ thuật biểu diễn 戏剧
3. the art of acting in plays. He studied drama at college. drama فَن المَسْرَحِيَّه драма arte dramática dramatické umění die Schauspielkunst drama; teatervidenskab δραματική τέχνη arte dramático teatrikunst هنر نمایش näyttely art dramatique משחק नाटकों में अभिनय करने की कला dramaturgija drámairodalom, színművészet seni drama leiklist teatro 演劇 연출 teatro menas skatuves māksla pementasan toneel drama, teaterkunst/-vitenskap, scenekunst aktorstwo نمايش، ښودنه arte dramática artă dramatică драматическое искусство divadelné umenie dramska umetnost drama drama, dramatik การละคร tiyatro sanatı 戲劇藝術 драматичне мистецтво ڈراما پیش کرنے کا فن biên kịch 戏剧艺术
4. exciting events. Life here is full of drama. drama أحْداث درامِيَّه драма drama drama das Drama drama συναρπαστικά γεγονότα drama põnevus ماجرای هیجان انگیز jännittävät tapahtumat drame אֵירוּע דְרָמָטִי उत्तेजनापूर्ण घटनाक्रम dramatičan, uzbudljiv događaj dráma drama áhrifamikill atburður dramma 劇的なこと 극적인 사건 dramatiški įvykiai dramatiski notikumi rentetan dramatiek spenning, dramatikk dramaty, emocje پارونكى ماجرا drama dramă драматизм dráma dramatičnost drama dramatik ความตื่นเต้น heyecanlı olaylar 戲劇性事件 ефект ہیجان خیز واقعہ یا صورت حال một loạt sự kiện xúc động 戏剧性事件
dramatic (drəˈmӕtik) adjective
1. of or in the form of a drama. a dramatic performance. dramatiese درامي، مَسْرَحي драматически dramático dramatický Schauspiel-... dramatisk θεατρικός dramático draamavormis نمایشی draama- dramatique דְרָמָטִי नाटकीय dramatičan drámai berbentuk drama leikrænn; leiklistar- drammatico 演劇の 극적인 draminis, dramos dramatisks seni drama toneel- dramatisk, skuespiller- dramatyczny ډرامه يى dramático dra­matic театральный divadelný dramski dramski drama-, teater- ที่เกี่ยวกับละคร dramla ilgili 戲劇的 драматичний ڈرامائی thuộc về kịch 戏剧的
2. vivid or striking. a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance. dramatiese مُثير، مُؤَثِّر جدا، بارِز драматичен impressionante teatrální, živý, dramatický dramatisch dramatisk; voldsom εντυπωσιακός impresionante, espectacular tähelepanuväärne مهیج dramaattinen spectaculaire דְרָמָטִי तेज upadljiv, upečatljiv drámai dramatis áhrifamikill sensazionale 劇的な 매우 효과적인 teatrališkas, įspūdingas, ryškus iespaidīgs; teatrāls seni drama indrukwekkend oppsiktsvekkende, dramatisk dramatyczny حمله يى impressionante spectaculos впечатляющий vzrušujúci, neuveriteľný dramatičen dramatičan dramatisk น่าทึ่ง çarpıcı, belirgin 戲劇性的 вражаючий; ефектний غیر متوقع طور پر رونما gây ấn tượng mạnh 戏剧性的
3. (of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion. She's very dramatic about everything. dramaties شَديد المَشاعِر والعَواطِف драматичен teatral teatrální dramatisch dramatisk μελοδραματικός dramático, teatral teatraalne پرشور ylitunteileva théâtral דְרָמָטִי अपनी भावनाओं को बहुत ज्यादा प्रदर्शन करने वाला व्यक्ति biti previše emocionalan mindent túldramatizál(ó) emosional leikrænn, dramatískur; tilfinningaríkur teatrale 芝居がかった 감성적인 jausmingas, emocingas emocionāls beremosi dramatisch overdrevet, dramatisk emocjonalny په زړه پورى teatral teatral драматичный teat-rálny vznesen dramatičan dramatisk, teatralisk แสดงอารมณ์ความรู้สึกเกินจริง abartılı, velveleci (指人)誇張做作的 емоційний سنسنی خیز، بہت جذباتی gây xúc động 夸张做作的
draˈmatically adverb
dramatiese بصورةٍ درامِيَّه драматично dramaticamente dramaticky dramatisch dramatiskt δραματικά, εντυπωσιακά dramáticamente dramaatiliselt به روش نمایشی؛ شگرف dramaattisesti de manière théâtrale בִּדרָמָטִיוּת नाटकीय ढंग से dramatično drámaian secara dramatis á dramatískan hátt, með leikrænum hætti in maniera teatrale 劇的に 극적으로 dramatiškai, teatrališkai, ryškiai dramatiski; teatrāli berseni drama dramatisch dramatisk dramatycznie په ناڅاپه ډول dramaticamente teatral драматично;впечатляюще dramaticky dramatično dramatično dramatiskt เป็นอย่างละคร çarpıcı/etkileyici bir şekilde 戲劇性地,誇張做作地 драматично ڈرامائی انداز میں một cách đột ngột 戏剧性地,夸张做作地
ˈdramatist (ˈdrӕ-) noun
a writer of plays. dramaskrywer كاتِب مَسْرَحي/ دراما драматург dramaturgo dramatik der Schauspieldichter dramatiker; skuespilforfatter θεατρικός συγγραφέας dramaturgo näitekirjanik نمایش نامه نویس näytelmäkirjailija dramaturge מחזאי, מחזאית नाटककार dramaturg drámaíró penulis drama leikritaskáld drammaturgo 劇作家 극작가 dramaturgas dramaturgs penulis drama toneelschrijver dramatiker dramaturg ډرامه ليكونكى dramaturgo dra­­maturg драматург dramatik dramatik dramaturg dramatiker นักเขียนบทละคร oyun yazarı 劇作家 драматург ڈراما نویس kịch tác gia 剧作家
ˈdramatize, ˈdramatise (ˈdrӕ-) verb
1. to turn into the form of a play. She dramatized the novel for television. dramatiseer يُمَسْرِح، يُحَوِّل إلى مَسْرَحِيَّه драматизирам dramatizar zdramatizovat bearbeiten dramatisere διασκευάζω σε θεατρική μορφή adaptar a la televisión, al cine... lavale seadma به صمرت نمایش درآوردن sovittaa näyttämölle adapter pour la scène לְהַמחִיז नाटक के रूप में परिवर्तित करना prilagoditi za dramsku izvedbu színpadra alkalmaz menjadikan drama færa í leikbúning ridurre in forma di dramma 劇にする 극화하다 inscenizuoti, pritaikyti (teatrui, televizijai) dramatizēt membuat dalam bentuk drama dramatiseren dramatisere przerobić na sztukę د ډرامه په ډول جوړول dramatizar a dramatiza инсценировать zdramatizovať prirediti za gledališče dramatizovati dramatisera แปลงเป็นละคร dramatize etmek, oyunlaştırmak 改編成劇本 ставити на сцені, інсценувати ڈرامے کی شکل میں ڈھالنا chuyển thể thành kịch 把(小说等)改编为剧本
2. to make real events seem like things that happen in a play. She dramatizes everything so! dramatiseer يُمَسْرِح: يَجْعَل الأحْداث تَبْدو كالمَسْرَحِيهّ، يُضَخِّم подходящ съм за драматична преработка fazer drama dramatizovat dramatisieren dramatisere δραματοποιώ, κάνω κτ. να φαίνεται τραγικό dramatizar dramatiseerima پر شور و غلو آمیز بیان کردن dramatisoida dramatiser לְתָאֵר בִּדרָמָטִיוּת नाटकीय दृश्य बनाना dramatizirati dramatizál mendramatisasi ÿkja drammatizzare 劇的に表現する 극적으로 표현하다 dramatizuoti dramatizēt mendramakan dramatiseren spille ut, gjøre/formidle dramatisk dramatyzować مغلق كول fazer um drama a dramatiza драматизировать dramatizovať dramatizirati dramatizovati dramatisera ทําให้มีลักษณะคล้ายละคร abartmak 戲劇化 драматизувати; перебільшувати ناٹک رچانا làm cho sự việc xúc động hơn 使(事情)戏剧化
dramatiˈzation noun
dramatisering مَسْرَحَه، تَجْسيم، تَضْخيم драматизация dramatização dramatizace die Dramatisierung dramatisering δραματοποίηση, διασκευή adaptación teatral, dramatización dramatiseering به صورت نمایش درآوردن dramatisointi dramatisation המחזה नाटकीकरण, नाट्यकरण dramatizacija színpadra alkalmazás dramatisasi leiktúlkun; ÿkjur; það að færa í leikbúning drammatizzazione 劇化 극화 inscenizavimas, dramatizavimas dramatizējums pendramaan dramatisering dramatisering dramatyzacja د ډرامه په ډول جوړول dramatização dramatizare инсценировка; драматургия dramatizácia dramatizacija dramatizacija dramatisering การแสดงเกินจริง; การแสดงละคร oyunlaştırma, dramlaştırma 戲劇化 драматизація; інсценування ڈراما سازی sự chuyển thể kịch 编剧,改编成戏剧
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dramatic

→ دراميّ dramatický dramatisk dramatisch δραματικός dramático , drástico dramaattinen dramatique dramatičan drammatico 演劇の 극적인 dramatisch dramatisk dramatyczny dramático драматический dramatisk อย่างรวดเร็ว dramatik kịch tính 戏剧性的
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