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solfège

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solfeggio

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une partition

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a (musical) score

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une portée

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a staff
a stave (gb)

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un temps
le tempo

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a beat

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une mesure (GB/US)

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a bar (gb)
a measure (us)

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une octave

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an octave

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une note

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a note

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un soupir

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a quaver rest

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un ton

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a tone

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un demi-ton

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a semitone

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une clé

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a clef

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une tonalité / une touche (de clavier)

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a key

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un accord

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an arpeggio

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dièse

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sharp

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bémol

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flat

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bécarre

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natural

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majeur

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major

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mineur

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minor

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déchiffrer

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to sight-read

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Le chant

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singing

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une chorale

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a choir

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le chef de choeur

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the choirmaster

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un(e) choriste

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a chorister

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un accompagnateur

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an accompanist

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un air

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a tune

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un chant, une chanson

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a song

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une mélodie

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a melody

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un couplet

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a verse

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un refrain

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a chorus

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un chant de Noël

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a (christmas) carol

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les paroles

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the lyrics

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des vocalises

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singing exercices

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un choeur (d’operaà

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a chorus

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un opéra
l’opéra

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an opera
Opera

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un livret (d’opéra)

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a libretto

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une cantatrice

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a prima donna

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a capella, 2

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a capella
unaccompanied

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fredonner

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to hum

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les concerts

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concert

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un musicien

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a musician

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un compositeur

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a composer

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un chef d’orchestre

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a conductor

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la baguette (du chef)

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the baton

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un soliste

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a soloist

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un orchestre

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an orchestra

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un orchestre symphonique

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a symphony orchestra

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une symphonie

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a symphony

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un concerto

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a concerto

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une sonate

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a sonata

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un récital

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a recital

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la musique de chambre

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chamber music

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un groupe

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a band

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un diapason

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a tuning fork

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un pupitre

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a music stand

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le rythme

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rhythm

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classique

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classical

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composer

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to compose

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diriger (un orchestre)

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to conduct (an orchestra)

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battre la mesure

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to beat time

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accorder

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to tune

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s’accorder

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to tune in

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interpréter

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to interpret

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Les instruments de musique

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musical instruments

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les (instruments) à corde

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the strings

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une guitare

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a guitar

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une (guitare) basse

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a bass guitar

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une contrebasse

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a double-bass

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un violoncelle

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a cello

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un violon

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a violin / a fiddle

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un (violon) alto

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a viola

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un archet

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a bow

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une harpe

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a harp

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les (instruments) vent(s)

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the wind instruments

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une cornemuse

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bagpipes

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un basson

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bassoon

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un hautbois

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an oboe

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un pipeau

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a pipe

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les cuivres

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the brass

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une trompette

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a trumpet

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un trombone

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a trombone

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une clarinette

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a clarinet

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une flûte

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a flute

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un saxophone

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a saxophone

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un cor d’harmonie

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a French horn

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un cornet à pistons

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a cornet

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un clairon

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a bugle

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les percussions

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percussion

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la batterie/une batterie, 2

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drums
a drum kit

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un xylophone

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a xylophone

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des timbales, 2

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kettledrums
timpani

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des baguettes

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sticks

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une cymbale

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a cymbal

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un piano à queue

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a grand piano

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un piano droit

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an upright piano

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un accordéon

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an accordion

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un clavecin

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a harpsichord

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un orgue

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an organ

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un orgue de Barbarie

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a barrel organ

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un clavier

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a keyboard

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un synthétiseur

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a synthetizer

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une boîte à rythmes

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a beat box

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un ampli(ficateur)

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an amplifier

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jouer du piano

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to play (the) piano

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Faire ses gammes US/GB

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US : to practice one’s scales
GB : to practise one’s scales

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soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralato

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idem en anglais

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tessiture

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tessitura

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ténor
haute-contre
baryton
basse

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tenor
counter-tenor
baritone
bass

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danser sur un air

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to dance TO a tune

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mettre un poème en musique

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to set a poem TO music

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avoir l’oreille absolue

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to have perfect pitch

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chanter juste
chanter faux

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to sing IN tune
to sing OUT OF tune

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être à contretemps

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to be off the beat

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jouer qqchose au piano

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to play sth on the piano

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avoir de l’oreille

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to have an ear for music

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jouer les seconds couteaux

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to play second fiddle

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il est arrivé avec une tête d’enterrement

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He came with a face as long as a fiddle

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ca t’évoque qqchose? 2

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does it ring a bell?
Does it strike a chord?

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Mener la danse

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to call the tune

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accorder ses violons

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to sing to the same tune

120
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ca fait plaisir à entendre

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this is music to my ears

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c’est toujours la même rengaine

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it’s the same old song

122
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cela a donné le ton de la soirée

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it set the tone for the whole evening

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Une ronde US/GB

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GB : a semibreve
US : a whole note

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Une blanche US/GB

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GB : a minim
US : a half note

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Une noire US/GB

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GB : a crotchet
US : a quarter note

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Une croche US/GB

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GB : a quaver
US : an eighth note

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Un double croche US/GB

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GB : a semiquaver
US : a sixteenth note

128
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Pour désigner les instrumentistes, 3

A

Nom de l’instrument + ist : a pianist, a clarinettist, a harpist, a trombonist, a saxophonist, a violinist, a cellist, a guitarist, a flutist
Nom de l’instrument + er : a drummer, a trumpeter, a fiddler
Nom de l’instrument + player : a piano player, a trumpet player

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