stage

/steɪdʒ/ noun

Translation

TIME [C] › a period of development, or a particular time in a process

evre, aşama, safha

an early stage in his career Our project is in its final stages. I'm not prepared to comment at this stage.2109

THEATRE [C] › the raised area in a theatre where actors perform

sahne

He's on stage for most of the play.1472

the stage › performances in theatres

tiyatro dünyası, sahne

He's written plays for television and the stage.1464

set the stage for sth › to make something possible or likely to happen

mümkün kılmak, ortam yaratmak/hazırlamak

The meeting set the stage for future cooperation between the companies.1336

(Definition of stage noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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