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troupe

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troupe  (trp)
n.
A company or group, especially of touring actors, singers, or dancers. See Synonyms at band2.
intr.v. trouped, troup·ing, troupes
To tour with a theatrical company.

[French, troop; see troop.]

troupe [truːp]
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels
vb
(Performing Arts / Theatre) (intr) (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group
[from French; see troop]

Troop, Troupe a collection of people; a company; a number of things; soldiers collectively; a company of actors. See also band, party.
Examples: troop of baboons; of bees, 1812; of children, 1833; of dogfish; of doves, 1847; of friends, 1605; of gladiators, 1863; of gypsies, 1711; of kangaroos—Brewer; of lions; of lovers, 1881; of monkeys—Brewer; of sheep, 1587; of soldiers, 1794; of stars, 1601; of tenements; of wolves, 1719; troupe of acrobats; of actors, 1779; of dancers—Brewer; of minstrels, 1584; of players.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
opera company - a company that produces operas
theater company - a company that produces plays
ballet company - a company that produces ballets
Greek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
circus - a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
minstrel show - a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
minstrelsy - a troupe of minstrels
cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a play

troupe
noun company, group, band, cast, ensemble a troupe of travelling actors
Translations
troupe [truːp] N (Theat) → compañía f de teatro (Circus) → troupe f

troupe [ˈtruːp] ntroupe f
trouser leg [ˈtraʊzərlɛg] n (mainly British)jambe f de pantalon
trouser pocket [ˌtraʊzərˈpɒkɪt] n (mainly British)poche f de pantalon
my trouser pocket → la poche de mon pantalon
trouser press [ˈtraʊzərprɛs] npresse f à pantalons

troupe
n (Theat) → Truppe f

troupe [truːp] n (Theatre) → compagnia, troupe f inv

troupe
n troupe [truːp]
a performing group (of actors, dancers etc) a circus troupe. geselskap فِرْقَةٌ من المُمَثِّلين المُتَجَوِّلين трупа soubor, trupa trup die Truppe θίασος compañía, grupo trupp گروه seurue troupe לַהֲקָה तमाशा करने वालों का दल izvođači, glumačka skupina (szín)társulat, együttes kelompok pemain flokkur compagnia 一座 (배우 등의) 일행 trupė trupa rombongan troep trupp; teatergruppe trupa grupo trupă труппа súbor, skupina skupina trupa trupp, sällskap คณะผู้แสดง trup, topluluk 劇團,戲班,雜技團 трупа اداکاروں کا گروپ đoàn kịch
n trouper
1 a member of a group of this kind. geselskaplid عُضو في فِرْقَة مُمَثِّلين مُتَجَوِّلين член на театрална трупа člen souboru trupmedlem Mitglied einer(Zirkus-etc.)Truppe μέλος θιάσου miembro de una compañía/de un grupo rändtrupi liige عضو گروه kiertävän seurueen jäsen membre d'une troupe חָבֵר לַהֲקָה तमाशा समूह का सदस्य glumac, izvođač színész pemain leikari (membro di una compagnia) 座員 (극단 등의) 단원 trupės narys trupas loceklis ahli rombongan pelakon kembara lid van een troep omreisende skuespiller członek trupy artista ambulante membru al unei trupe член труппы člen súboru član skupine član trupe medlem av cirkustrupp (skådespelartrupp, teatersällskap) คณะผู้แสดง trup üyesi (劇團或雜技團中的)演員 член трупи اداکار thành viên
2 a hard-working colleague. troep زميل يَعْمَل بصورةٍ شاقَّه работлив колега pracant flittig kollega fleißige/-r Kollegin/Kollege φιλότιμος και εργατικός συνάδελφος fiera/hacha en el trabajo töökas kolleeg همکار پر تلاش konkari bourreau de travail עָמִית सहयोगी, सहकर्मी marljiv kolega tapasztalt öreg kolléga rekan traustur félagi (compagno di lavoro) 頼りになる仲間 충실한 사람 darbštuolis kolēģis; darbabiedrs orang yg boleh diharap goede collega stødig arbeidskamerat dobry kompan bom companheiro coleg работящий сослуживец poctivec garač vredan kolega arbetskompis เพื่อนร่วมงานที่ขยัน çalışkan meslektaş 努力工作的同事 трудяга محنتي رفيق کار người trung thành đáng tin cậy


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That gentleman was a sort of Barnum, the director of a troupe of mountebanks, jugglers, clowns, acrobats, equilibrists, and gymnasts, who, according to the placard, was giving his last performances before leaving the Empire of the Sun for the States of the Union.
At first, a poor youth battling with adversity; then the lover of an actress, whom he followed through the provinces, play-writing for the strolling troupe to which she was attached; the next, secretary to a high personage engaged in a mission to Thibet; then soldier, and finally poet of renown, acquiring with his latter years the fortune and honours denied him in his youth.
In Anna Pavlovna's circle only those Frenchmen were admitted who were deep-rooted legitimists, and patriotic views were expressed to the effect that one ought not to go to the French theater and that to maintain the French troupe was costing the government as much as a whole army corps.
 
 
 
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