연극

NounSino-Korean: 演劇

1. 1

   play; drama; theater

   An act in which an actor or actress acts on a stage according to a script for the audience.

   Korean definition: 배우가 무대 위에서 대본에 따라 관객에게 연기를 보이는 것.

   • 오늘 본 연극은 매우 감동적이었다.

     The play I saw today was very moving.

   • 연극 공연장을 찾는 관객은 영화 관람객에 비해 매우 적다.

     Far fewer people go to theaters to see plays than go to see movies.

2. 2

   act; pretense; make-believe

   A remark or act designed to make others believe something fake as real.

   Korean definition: 다른 사람에게 거짓을 사실인 것처럼 보이게 하기 위한 말이나 행동.

   • 우리는 모두 승규의 연극에 감쪽같이 속았다.

     We were all completely fooled by Seunggyu's act.

   • 아버지는 직장을 잃은 사실을 들키지 않으려고 여태까지 우리에게 회사를 다니는 것처럼 연극을 하셨다.

     To keep us from finding out he had lost his job, my father has been putting on an act as if he were still going to work.