Drama

Related words

• dramatisch

  dramatic

• Dramaturgie

  Dramaturgy is the theory of the composition and structure of dramatic works, such as plays or films.

• dramaturgisch

  dramaturgical

• Dramaturg

  Dramaturg

• dramatisieren

  Dramatize

• Dramaturgin

  Dramaturg (female)

• hochdramatisch

  Highly dramatic, excessively emotional or suspenseful.

• Melodrama

  A dramatic work characterized by exaggerated emotions and stereotypical characters, often with a happy ending.

• melodramatisch

  Melodramatic

• Chiaroscuro

  Chiaroscuro refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in art to create volume and drama.

• Clair-obscur

  Chiaroscuro

• Peripetie

  Peripeteia

• Randfigur

  Minor character

• theatralisch

  Theatrical means exaggerated, artificial, and designed for a stage-like effect.

• elisabethinisch

  Elizabethan

• Spannungsbogen

  arc of suspense

• Bühnenautor

  Playwright

• Absturz

  crash, collapse

• Tragödie

  tragedy

• Seifenoper

  Soap opera

• Hörspiel

  Radio play

• Barock

  Baroque

• Antagonist

  Antagonist

• Theaterstück

  Play

• Helldunkelmalerei

  Chiaroscuro

• Bühnenmusik

  stage music

• Weltraumoper

  space opera

• aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen

  To make a mountain out of a molehill

• überspitzen

  Exaggerate

• Tango

  Tango

• Oper

  Opera

• Schauspiel

  Play, spectacle

• Barockstil

  Baroque style

• Ballade

  Ballad

• Kammerspiel

  Chamber play

• Mysterienspiel

  Mystery play

• Theaterautor

  Playwright

• Tamtam

  Tamtam

• Kunstpause

  Dramatic pause

• Stimmfach

  Vocal fach

• Arztserie

  Medical drama

• aufbauschen

  To embellish means to make something appear larger, more important, or more dramatic than it actually is.

• anschwellend

  Swelling, increasing

• hochspielen

  To exaggerate, to play up

• Pose

  Pose

• Crescendo

  Crescendo

Example sentences with “Drama”

1. Das war ein großes Drama. (That was a big drama.)

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