Definition of "scene" in Anglais

noun

1. The location of an event that attracts attention.

   • the scene of the crime
   • Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.

2. (archaic, theater) The stage.

   • They stood in the centre of the scene.

3. (theater) The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.

   • to paint scenes
   • to change the scenes
   • behind the scenes

4. (theater, film, television, radio) A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.

   • The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.
   • The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.
   • There were some very erotic scenes in the movie, although it was not classified as pornography.

5. The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.

6. A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.

   • He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.
   • They saw an angry scene outside the pub.

7. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.

8. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.

   • The headmistress told the students not to cause a scene.
   • The crazy lady made a scene in the grocery store.

9. An element of fiction writing.

10. A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.

    • She got into the emo scene at an early age.
    • Indie just isn't my scene.

11. (uncountable) A youth subculture popular in the Anglosphere in the 2000s and early 2010s.

12. (BDSM) A fantasy that is acted out.

verb

1. (transitive) To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.

2. (intransitive, BDSM) To roleplay.

interjection

1. (film, television) A notice to actors that their performance has ended.