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Unterhaltungsstück

English translation: light-hearted plays

15:30 Jan 15, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
German term or phrase: Unterhaltungsstück
I don't like entertainment plays at all, as I don't think we'd say it in English - I assume they mean something, such as light entertainment (musical equivalent: easy listening):
Komödien, Unterhaltungsstücke und eigene Produktionen kommen hier auf die Bühne.
Sarah Downing
Local time: 00:03
English translation:light-hearted plays
Explanation:
Agree that 'entertainment play' sounds odd - you would hope that all theatre was entertaining!

Above is my best attempt (-:

HTH

Mary
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:03
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you. I like your idea, Mary - I was thinking along the lines of light myself.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1light-hearted plays
Mary Worby
4entertainment piece
Trudy Peters


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
light-hearted plays


Explanation:
Agree that 'entertainment play' sounds odd - you would hope that all theatre was entertaining!

Above is my best attempt (-:

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you. I like your idea, Mary - I was thinking along the lines of light myself.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petra (X): A very good idea.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
entertainment piece


Explanation:
I would call it an entertainment piece.

Quite a few Google hits.

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 00:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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