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Whatever you want your child to learn, you have to model that every day. There's no more waiting around. Once you have a child, there's no dress rehearsal anymore.
Autumn Reeser

Meaning of "dress rehearsal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRESS REHEARSAL

dress rehearsal play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRESS REHEARSAL

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Dress rehearsal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRESS REHEARSAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dress rehearsal

Rehearsal

A rehearsal is an event that occurs as preparation for a performance. It is undertaken as a form of practising, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated. Most commonly employed in the performing arts as preparation for a public presentation, rehearsals are nevertheless used in other contexts, as well, to prepare for the performance of any anticipated activity.

Definition of dress rehearsal in the English dictionary

The definition of dress rehearsal in the dictionary is the last complete rehearsal of a play or other work, using costumes, scenery, lighting, etc, as for the first night. Other definition of dress rehearsal is any full-scale practice.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRESS REHEARSAL

dress
dress circle
dress coat
dress code
dress designer
dress down
dress form
dress length
dress parade
dress sense
dress shield
dress ship
dress shirt
dress shoes
dress suit
dress uniform
dress up
dress-down day
dress-down Friday
dressage

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRESS REHEARSAL

bursal
demersal
disbursal
dispersal
dorsal
in rehearsal
intertarsal
metatarsal
morsal
prerehearsal
rehearsal
reversal
role reversal
tarsal
tarsometatarsal
transversal
traversal
universal
varsal
versal

Synonyms and antonyms of dress rehearsal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dress rehearsal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRESS REHEARSAL

Find out the translation of dress rehearsal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dress rehearsal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dress rehearsal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

彩排
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ensayo general
570 millions of speakers

English

dress rehearsal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्रेस रिहर्सल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بروفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генеральная репетиция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ensaio geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোষাক রিহার্সাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

générale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Latihan berpakaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Generalprobe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本稽古
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 총연습
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sugih pakaryan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trang phục trình diển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடை ஒத்திகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रेस रिहर्सल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

giysi provası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prova generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

próba generalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генеральна репетиція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

repetiție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleedrepetisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genrep
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generalprøve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dress rehearsal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRESS REHEARSAL»

The term «dress rehearsal» is regularly used and occupies the 69.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRESS REHEARSAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dress rehearsal

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6 QUOTES WITH «DRESS REHEARSAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dress rehearsal.
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Marian Burros
If Broadway shows charge preview prices while the cast is in dress rehearsal, why should restaurants charge full price when their dining room and kitchen staffs are still practicing?
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Richard Greenberg
Frankly, seeing my plays with an audience is something I do with gritted teeth; I find the experience very difficult. I love the moment when you have just the dress rehearsal, when no one's there; that's kind of the peak to me. When people start filing in, I like to file out.
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Autumn Reeser
Whatever you want your child to learn, you have to model that every day. There's no more waiting around. Once you have a child, there's no dress rehearsal anymore.
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Tim Rice
I am sure if you went back to the days of 'My Fair Lady,' they would have had one public dress rehearsal, and that is it. And in a way, I would like to go back to that. Now you have people tweeting and blogging immediately, so you may as well regard your first preview as your opening night because you are going to get reviews.
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Rose Tremain
Life is not a dress rehearsal.
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Dick York
You'd go in, read the script once for timing and then you would sit around and play games. The sound effects people would come in and we would do a dress rehearsal so they could get the effects and the music cues in place. Then you would wait until you went on the air.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRESS REHEARSAL»

Discover the use of dress rehearsal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dress rehearsal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No Dress Rehearsal
Lizzie is dead - she just doesn't know it.
Marian Keyes, 2009
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Dress Rehearsal
'This term we've had a bank robbery, an abduction and this crazy show.
Zoe Thurner, 2011
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Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal
With passion and poise, she relates how God pursues every person with relentless and life-changing love. An inspirational read! From the Trade Paperback edition.
Sheri Rose Shepherd, 2009
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Dress Rehearsal
The owner of Boston's most popular cake boutique, Lauren Gallagher possesses a unique talent for predicting which marriage will last and which one will fail--based on their wedding cake selection process--until she is faced with a close ...
Jennifer O'Connell, 2007
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This Is Your Life, Not a Dress Rehearsal: Proven Principles ...
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE, NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL is a guidebook to making immediate, positive changes in your life.
Jim Donovan, 2008
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Dress Rehearsal - The Story of Dieppe
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Quentin Reynolds, 2007
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A Dress Rehearsal for Revolution: John Trenchard and Thomas ...
More specifically, Professor Barry demonstrates that Trenchard and Gordon's works were taken out of context and taught colonists a mode of action, which set the groundwork for the American Revolution.
Heather E. Barry, 2007
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2000 Census: Preparations for Dress Rehearsal Leave Many ...
This report reviews the results to date of the Bureau's efforts to create a complete and accurate address list; increase the mail response rate through outreach and promotion; staff its operations with an adequate workforce; and reduce ...
James H. Burow, 1998
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This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal!: Redeeming the Time We Have Left
Whether you are in church, out of church, have never been to church, or have given up on church, This is Not a Dress Rehearsal! will answer the burning questions you need to know about the end times.
Patricia Rallo, 2009
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Dress rehearsal: a story in four acts and five chapters
In "Dress Rehearsal," noted dissident author and playwright Alexander Galich intersperses the text of his play "Sailor's Rest," banned by the Soviet government, with his reflections on growing up Jewish in the Soviet Union and the rise of ...
Aleksandr Galich, Maria R. Bloshteyn, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRESS REHEARSAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dress rehearsal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canadian athletes welcomed to Pan Am village ahead of Games
“I told them this was maybe a bit of a dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony when they're going to walk into a stadium of 60,000 Canadians ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
It's a second coming for Bradbury's 'Genesis'
... scene about the building of the Tower of Babel during a dress rehearsal in July 2014 at Playhouse on the Square in downtown Jacksonville. «Jacksonville Journal Courier, Jul 15»
3
Breakfast with the Blues opens weekend air show
There will be a practice flight demonstration at 2 p.m. Thursday a dress rehearsal including civilian acts at noon Friday and the 2015 Pensacola ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
4
Valley Musical Theatre's production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' opens Friday
Actors fill the stage during a dress rehearsal for the Valley Musical Theater production of "Bye Bye Birdie" at Liberty Theater in downtown ... «Daily Record-News, Jul 15»
5
Team USA Divers Seek Olympic Qualification And Experience At …
While Pan Ams is a competition only among North and South American countries, Scoggin calls it a “dress rehearsal” for the 2016 Olympics. «TeamUSA.org, Jul 15»
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Has Soccer Finally Made It in the US?
Should the U.S. successfully defend its Gold Cup title, it would earn a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia, a dress rehearsal for the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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GOLF: Pepperell targets lift in Scotland ahead of The Open
Hosted at Gullane, east of Edinburgh, it should provide a useful dress rehearsal ahead of the 24-yearold's Open debut at the home of golf. «Bicester Advertiser, Jul 15»
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The Stock Market Blows a Gasket
The commentary so far treats this as a kind of dress rehearsal for a mega-hack of the systems from somewhere. (Probably not from China any ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
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Off-Broadway Success "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change …
Following a dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening, performers are ready for Shawnee Theatre's opening night of "I Love You, You're Perfect, ... «Greene County Daily World, Jul 15»
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Local dancers in Pan Am opening ceremony
Families get free tickets to see the dress rehearsal. Sandi Nagy turned over her tickets to Lexie and Madison so that they can come back in after ... «www.brantnews.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dress rehearsal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dress-rehearsal>. Apr 2024 ».
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