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troupe
(tro͞op)n.
A company or group of actors, dancers, or other performers.
[French, troop; see troop.]
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troupe
(truːp)n
(Theatre) a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels
vb
(Theatre) (intr) (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group
[C19: from French; see troop]
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troupe
(trup)n., v. trouped, troup•ing. n.
1. a company or group of actors or other performers, esp. one that travels about.
v.i. 2. to travel as a member of a troupe.
[1815–25, Amer.; < French: troop]
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Troop, Troupe
a collection of people; a company; a number of things; soldiers collectively; a company of actors. See also band, party.Examples: troop of baboons; of bees, 1812; of children, 1833; of dogfish; of doves, 1847; of friends, 1605; of gladiators, 1863; of gypsies, 1711; of kangaroos—Brewer; of lions; of lovers, 1881; of monkeys—Brewer; of sheep, 1587; of soldiers, 1794; of stars, 1601; of tenements; of wolves, 1719; troupe of acrobats; of actors, 1779; of dancers—Brewer; of minstrels, 1584; of players.
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troupe
Past participle: trouped
Gerund: trouping
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Noun | 1. | troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together opera company - a company that produces operas theater company - a company that produces plays ballet company - a company that produces ballets Greek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play circus - a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus" minstrelsy - a troupe of minstrels |
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troupe
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troupe
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Translations
فِرْقَةٌ من المُمَثِّلين المُتَجَوِّلين
soubortrupa
trup
színtársulat
flokkur
darbštuolistrupėtrupės narys
trupa
topluluktrup
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troupe
[ˈtruːp] n → troupe ftrouser leg [ˈtraʊzərlɛg] n (mainly British) → jambe f de pantalontrouser pocket [ˌtraʊzərˈpɒkɪt] n (mainly British) → poche f de pantalonmy trouser pocket → la poche de mon pantalontrouser press [ˈtraʊzərprɛs] n → presse f à pantalons
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
troupe
n (Theat) → Truppe f
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troupe
(truːp) noun a performing group (of actors, dancers etc). a circus troupe.
ˈtrouper noun1. a member of a group of this kind.
2. a hard-working colleague.
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