спекта́кль

fairly common #3470C1

nounmasculineinanimatecountablenoun in -ь

1.
play, performance, showtheatre
Вчера́ мы ходи́ли на но́вый спекта́кль.
Yesterday we went to see a new play.
Refers to the staged production rather than the written text (пьеса).
2.
spectacle, show, act, scene
Хва́тит, не устра́ивай спекта́кль!
That's enough, stop putting on a show!
Often with устроить/разыграть - to put on an act.

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Это был просто любительский спектакль, но всем понравилось.
It was just an amateur production, but everyone enjoyed it.
Реквизит для спектакля привезли ещё утром.
The props for the play were delivered that morning.
Га́сят свет. Спекта́кль вот-вот начнётся.
They're dimming the lights. The play is about to begin.
Как спекта́кль?
How was the play?
Постановщик спектакля вышел на поклон.
The director of the play came out for the curtain call.
Ты часто хо́дишь на спекта́кли?
Do you often go to see plays?
Прекра́сный спекта́кль!
Good show!
Хорошая режиссура делает спектакль незабываемым
Good direction makes a play unforgettable.

представле́ниеidea; performance; submission; introduction (of a person); representation; formal written statement