Generalprobe

dress rehearsal

noun ge-ne-RAHL-pro-buh Rare

Origin: from General + Probe (rehearsal)

Usage Note

Generalprobe is the full final dress rehearsal before opening night. Theatre superstition holds Eine schlechte Generalprobe, eine gute Premiere, that a bad dress rehearsal foretells a good premiere.

Examples

"Die Generalprobe lief erstaunlich reibungslos."

Natural Translation

The dress rehearsal ran astonishingly smoothly.

Literal Translation

The dress-rehearsal ran astonishingly smoothly.

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