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pre·view also pre·vue  (prvy)
n.
1. An advance showing, as of a movie or art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins.
2. An advance viewing or exhibition, especially the presentation of several scenes advertising a forthcoming movie; a trailer.
3. An introductory or preliminary message, sample, or overview; a foretaste.
tr.v. pre·viewed also pre·vued, pre·view·ing also pre·vu·ing, pre·views also pre·vues
1. To view or exhibit in advance.
2. To provide a preliminary sample or overview of: The professor previewed the course for us.

preview US, prevue [ˈpriːvjuː]
n
1. an advance or preliminary view or sight
2. an advance showing before public presentation of a film, art exhibition, etc., usually before an invited audience of celebrities and journalists
3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a public performance of a play before the official first night
vb
(tr) to view in advance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.previewpreview - an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
2.preview - a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
screening, showing, viewing - the display of a motion picture
sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions
Verb1.preview - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
view, watch, take in, see, catch - see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

preview
noun
sample, sneak preview, trailer, sampler, taster, foretaste, advance showing He had gone to see a preview of the play.
verb
sample, taste, give a foretaste of We preview this season's collections from Paris.
Translations
preview [ˈpriːvjuː]
A. N [of film] → preestreno m
to give sb a preview of sth (fig) → permitir a algn ver algo de antemano
to have a preview of sth (fig) → ver algo con anticipación, lograr ver algo antes que otros
B. VTpreestrenar

preview [ˈpriːvjuː] n
(= advance showing) [film, play, exhibition] → avant-première f
(in newspaper, magazine)critique f

preview
n
(of play, film)Vorpremiere f; (of exhibition)Vorbesichtigung f; to give somebody a preview of something (fig)jdm eine Vorschau auf etw (acc)geben
(Film, TV: = trailer) → Vorschau f (→ of auf +acc)
(Comput) → Seitenansicht f
vt (= view beforehand)vorher ansehen; (= show beforehand) filmvorher aufführen; paintings, fashionsvorher zeigen

preview [ˈpriːvjuː] n (of film) → anteprima
to give sb a preview of sth (fig) → dare a qn un'idea di qc
preview [ˈpriːvjuː] n (of film) → anteprima
to give sb a preview of sth (fig) → dare a qn un'idea di qc

preview
n preview [ˈpriːvjuː]
a viewing of a performance, exhibition etc before it is open to the public. voorskou يَسْتَعْرِض، يُراجِع предварително представление předpremiéra forpremiere; fernisering die Probeaufführung ανεπίσημα εγκαίνια preestreno eellinastus, eelnäitus پیش نمایی ennakkoesitys avant-première הַקרָנָה מוּקדֶמֶת पूर्वदर्शन svečana premijera (za uzvanike) sajtóbemutató previu, pertunjukan pendahuluan forsÿning anteprima 試写(会) 시사회 uždara peržiūra pieņemšanas izrāde pratonton voorvertoning prøveforestilling, førpremiere; vernissasje pokaz przedpremierowy pré-estreia avanpremieră закрытый просмотр predpremiéra predpremiera zatvorena projekcija förhandsvisning การชมก่อน ön denetim/gösterim 預演,預展 передчасний закритий перегляд фільму عام کرنے سے پہلے نمائش کا ديکھنا، پيش نمائي cuộc duyệt trước


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