metteur en scène

/mɛ.tœʁ ɑ̃ sɛn/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les metteurs en scène

Meaning

  1. director, stage director

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

chef d'orchestre

Close — a conductor and a director both lead a performance, in different domains.

gestionnaire

Close — a manager and a director both overlap in the sense of running/directing something.

Similar in other languages

English

conductor

Close, figuratively — a (stage) director relates to a (orchestra) conductor.

Practice

1 What does metteur en scène mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ en scène répète avec les acteurs.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches metteur en scène?

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