stade
stadium, sports ground
noun STAD Less Common
Origin: Greek stadion (unit of length, then a running track)
Also means
stage, phase
Usage Note
Stade covers both the physical sports venue (le stade municipal) and an abstract stage of development (à ce stade — at this stage). The two senses are used freely without confusion in context. Stade de France near Paris is the national stadium, holding about 80,000 spectators.
Examples
"Le stade est complet ce soir."
Natural Translation
The stadium is full tonight.
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