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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
спекта́кль • (spektáklʹ) m inan (genitive спекта́кля, nominative plural спекта́кли, genitive plural спекта́клей)
- performance, play, matinee
1896, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “II”, in Моя жизнь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., My Life, 1920:Она́ мне о́чень нра́вилась, и обыкнове́нно на репети́циях и во вре́мя спекта́кля я не спуска́л с неё́ глаз.- Oná mne óčenʹ nrávilasʹ, i obyknovénno na repetícijax i vo vrémja spektáklja ja ne spuskál s nejó glaz.
- I thought her very charming, and I usually watched her through the rehearsals and performances without taking my eyes off her.
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