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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries活人画
Pronunciation / Transliteration: katsujinga
"舞台は美しい活人画で幕を開けた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A motionless grouping of people representing a striking scene or event.
"For a brief moment after the accident, the passengers stood in a silent tableau vivant of shock." - 2
A scene in which actors or models remain motionless in costume, as if in a picture.
"The theater production opened with a stunning tableau vivant of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from French, meaning literally 'living picture'. The term originated in theatrical and artistic traditions of the 19th century, where actors or models posed motionless to recreate famous paintings or dramatic scenes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tableau vivant" is said worldwide
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tableau vivant
Transliteration: ta-blo vi-vã
"La pièce a commencé par un magnifique tableau vivant."
lebendes Bild
Transliteration: le-bən-dəs bɪlt
"Die Theatergruppe zeigte ein beeindruckendes lebendes Bild."
quadro vivente
Transliteration: kwa-dro vi-vɛn-te
"Lo spettacolo si è aperto con un suggestivo quadro vivente."
cuadro viviente
Transliteration: kwa-ðɾo bi-βjen-te
"Los niños recrearon un cuadro viviente de una obra famosa."
quadro vivo
Transliteration: kwa-dru vi-vu
"A apresentação incluiu um impressionante quadro vivo."
जीवंत चित्र
Transliteration: jeevant chitra
"नाटक की शुरुआत एक सुंदर जीवंत चित्र से हुई।"
活 tableaux
Transliteration: huóhuà
Script: 活画
"舞台上呈现了一幅精美的活画。"
살아있는 그림
Transliteration: sal-a-iss-neun geurim
Script: 살아있는 그림
"연극은 살아있는 그림으로 시작되었다."
活人画
Transliteration: katsujinga
"舞台は美しい活人画で幕を開けた。"
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