cantonade
French → English
noun//kɑ̃.tɔ.nad//
(theater) Offstage wings: the area out of sight where actors wait to enter; offstage
L'acteur a lancé sa réplique à la cantonade pour inclure le public imaginaire.
(English) The actor threw his line to the offstage wings to include the imaginary audience.
Le régisseur murmure des instructions depuis la cantonade pendant le spectacle.
(English) The stage manager whispers instructions from the wings during the show.
Entry ID: fr:en:cantonade · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary