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entr'acte

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en·tr'acte  (ntrkt, ä-träkt)
n.
1.
a. The interval between two acts of a theatrical performance.
b. Another performance, as of music or dance, provided between two acts of a theatrical performance.
2. An interval likened to the one occurring between two acts of a drama.
[French : entre, between (from Latin inter; see inter-) + acte, act (from Old French; see act).]
entr'acte [ɒnˈtrækt (French) ɑ̃trakt]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) an interval between two acts of a play or opera
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (esp formerly) an entertainment during an interval, such as dancing between acts of an opera
[French, literally: between-act]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entr'acte - the interlude between two acts of a play
interlude - an intervening period or episode
2.entr'acte - a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
interlude, intermezzo
show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Translations
entr'acte [ˈɒntrækt] N → intermedio m, entreacto m


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On the part of the audience there was the feeling of impatience gratified which one experiences at the theatre at the end of the last entr'acte of the comedy, when the curtain rises and the conclusion is about to begin.
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During the whole of that entr'acte Kuragin stood with Dolokhov in front of the orchestra partition, looking at the Rostovs' box.
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The managers left the box during the entr'acte to find out more about the cabal of which the stage-manager had spoken; but they soon returned to their seats, shrugging their shoulders and treating the whole affair as silly.
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