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revue
A type of theatrical performance consisting of a colorful sequence of music, dance, sketches, and acrobatic acts.
Im Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin läuft eine spektakuläre neue Revue.
A spectacular new revue is running at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin.
to review
A fixed expression meaning that someone thinks about past events and brings them back to mind once again.
Am Ende des Jahres ließ er die Ereignisse noch einmal Revue passieren.
At the end of the year, he reviewed the events once again.
The expression 'etwas Revue passieren lassen' (to review something, to let something pass in review) is a fixed unit. The thing one thinks about appears as an accusative object before 'Revue'. The conjugated verb is always 'lassen' (to let).
Am Ende des Urlaubs ließen wir die schönsten Momente noch einmal Revue passieren.
At the end of the vacation, we reviewed the most beautiful moments once again.
You can recognize the meaning from the verb. If 'Revue' appears with the verb 'passieren lassen' (to let pass in review), it always means thinking about the past. In all other cases, e.g. with verbs like 'sehen' (to see), 'besuchen' (to attend), or 'aufführen' (to stage/perform), it refers to the theatrical performance.
Wir haben uns gestern Abend eine tolle Revue im Theater angesehen.
We saw a great revue at the theater last night.
When referring to the stage show, 'Revue' is often used with verbs such as 'eine Revue ansehen' (to watch a revue), 'eine Revue besuchen' (to attend a revue), or 'in einer Revue auftreten' (to perform in a revue).
Viele Touristen besuchen die berühmte Revue in Paris.
Many tourists attend the famous revue in Paris.
retrospect / glance back
Rückblick refers to looking at past events as a noun. Revue has this meaning only in the fixed expression „Revue passieren lassen“. Rückblick is therefore suitable for a presentation or account, while the fixed expression with Revue is used for the process of mentally going over past events.
Mia ließ das vergangene Jahr Revue passieren und erinnerte sich an viele schöne Momente.
Mia reviewed the past year and remembered many wonderful moments.
Beim Rückblick auf das vergangene Jahr erinnerte sich Mia an viele schöne Momente.
Looking back on the past year, Mia remembered many wonderful moments.
