Spanish Conversation · Level 21
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Spanish word
escena
Pronunciation
IPA/esˈθena/
Meaning
- feminine nounscene
Example
La escena de la película me emocionó.
The scene in the movie moved me.
More examples
No conviene montar una escena en público.
It's not advisable to make a scene in public.
Core concept
A unit of action or spectacle within a play, film, or real-life event.
Common phrases
montar una escena
make a scene
una escena cotidiana
an everyday scene
Similar words
momento: Brief period of time marking one instant or a very short span.
situación: Specific set of circumstances or conditions at a particular moment.
episodio: Self-contained occurrence that forms one part of a continuing story.
escenario: Physical setting or backdrop where events and interactions occur.
Definition in Spanish
Instante o conjunto de acciones dentro de un texto, una obra o la vida cotidiana que forman una escena reconocible, tanto en cine o teatro como en situaciones reales.
Word origin
From Latin scena and Greek skēnē 'stage', originally the physical stage and later applied to a portion of action or visible episode.
Usage tips
- In theater and film escena denotes a single scene, while to refer to a public commotion Spanish uses hacer or montar una escena, and fixed phrases like escena del crimen mean crime scene.
Other meanings
- stagenoun
- sightnoun
Opposites
- discrecióndiscretionnoun
- mesuramoderationnoun
Related words
- escenificarstageverb
- escenariostagenoun