Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Text (eines Theaterstückes)
English translation:
script
Added to glossary by
Karin Walker (X)
Oct 23, 2003 16:17
20 yrs ago
German term
Text (eines Theaterstücks)
German to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
drama
The text in an opera is the libretto. The text of a play is??? Is there even a specific term for it? (libretto is confined to a musical context, AFAIK).
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Ta
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | script |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 5 +1 | script |
Edhild
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| 4 +1 | * |
NGK
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| 2 | stage script |
Norbert Hermann
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Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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30
Selected
script
the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast (Merriam-Webster)
Is that wot you mean?
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Note added at 2003-10-23 16:21:00 (GMT)
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libretto: the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater (M.-W.)
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Note added at 2003-10-23 16:38:07 (GMT)
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you sometimes hear actors saying \'I\'ve got to learn/read my script\'
Is that wot you mean?
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Note added at 2003-10-23 16:21:00 (GMT)
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libretto: the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater (M.-W.)
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Note added at 2003-10-23 16:38:07 (GMT)
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you sometimes hear actors saying \'I\'ve got to learn/read my script\'
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "yes, this is wot i meant. one of those situations where you slap your forehead, thinking "what was i thinking?!". cheers to all."
+1
4 mins
script
...reading from a script (for example at an audition)
5 mins
Norbert Hermann
Native in German
&
English
YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE - over 40 YEARS!
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Portuguese to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
German term (edited):
Text (eines Theaterst�cks)
stage script
I believe ??
+1
7 mins
German term (edited):
Text (eines Theaterst�cks)
*
An opera has the libretto and the music. A play has ... well, a play has just the play. Depending on your context (which you have not indicated) it could be any of the following:
play
script
text
dialog
lines
play
script
text
dialog
lines
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