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Etymology
Via ME. and OF. from Romance *staticum from L. stare

Pronunciation
IPA|sted�, steɪd�
audio|en-us-stage.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd�|-eɪd�

Noun
en-noun

1. a phase

#: ''He is in the recovery stage of his illness.

1. The area, in any theatre, generally raised, upon which an audience watches plays or other public ceremonies.

#: ''The band returned to the stage to play an encore.

1. Short for stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers

#: ''The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.

1. electronics the number of an electronic circuit�s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.

#: a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter

1. The place on a microscope where the slide is placed

#: He placed the slide on the stage.

Derived terms
stagehand
stage whisper

Related terms
stagecoach

Translations
trans-top|phase
Catalan: pas, estadi, fase
Dutch: stadium n
Finnish: vaihe
French: étape f
German: Stufe f
Hungarian: szakasz
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Japanese: 段� (dankai)
Kurdish: qonax f, merhele f, gihanek f, gihînek f, faz f, qedem f, gav f, KUchar|���اغ
Persian: FAchar|�رح�� (marhaleh)
Portuguese: fase f
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trans-top|theatre
Catalan: escenari, m
Arabic: ARchar|��صة unicode|(muná��a) f
Chinese: �� (w�tái)
Czech: jevišt� n
Dutch: toneel, podium n
Finnish: näyttämö
French: scène f
German: Bühne f
Hebrew: ��� f
Hungarian: színpad
Italian: scena f
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Japanese: �� (butai)
Korean: 무� (mudae)
Persian: FAchar|صح�� (sahneh)
Polish: scena f
Portuguese: palco m
Russian: ��ена (stséna) f
Serbian: pozornica f, kazalnica f
Slovene: oder m
Spanish: escenario m
Swedish: platform
Turkish: sahne
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trans-top|Short for stagecoach
French: calèche f
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(electronics) the number of an electronic circuit�s block

Japanese: 段 (dan)
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ttbc|Ido: ceneyo
ttbc|Polish: podium, estrada(1), etap, okres(2)
ttbc|Telugu: దశ (daSa) (1); ర�� స�థల� (raMga sthalaM), మ�డప� (maMDapaM)

Verb
en-verb|stag|ing

1. To produce on a stage.

#: The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".

1. To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.

#: The salesman�s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.

1. To pause or wait at a designated location.

#:We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.

Translations
trans-top|to produce on a stage
Dutch: opvoeren
Finnish: esittää
Japanese: ���� (j�en-suru)
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Persian: FAchar|ب� صح�� آ�رد� (be-sahneh avardan)
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trans-top|to demonstrate in a deceptive manner
Dutch: ensceneren
French: enscener
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Dutch

Noun
stage m (plural stages)

1. probation, induction

Category:Dutch nouns

Related terms
stagiair

French

Noun
stage m

1. probation, induction

Related terms
stagiaire

Category:French nouns

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