drama

noun DRAH-mah Less Common

Origin: From Greek drama (action, play).

Usage Note

Drama is a masculine noun — el drama — despite ending in -a, following the pattern of Greek-origin words (el tema, el problema, el sistema). It covers theatrical drama, a dramatic genre of film or TV, and colloquially an overreaction: ¡no hagas un drama! (don't make a scene!). The adjective dramático and the person dramaturgo (playwright) derive from the same root.

Examples

"Es un drama lleno de tensión."

Natural Translation

It is a drama full of tension.

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