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  1. overture:
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Detailed Translations for overture from English to French

overture:

overture [the ~] nomen

  1. the overture
    l'ouverture

Translation Matrix for overture:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ouverture overture aperture; aperture value; beginning; breach; commencement; dilatation; disclosure; f-number; focal ratio; hole; leak; leakage; opening; opening up; outset; punch-mark; puncture; push open; start; unlocking
- advance; approach; feeler; preliminary; prelude

Related Words for "overture":

  • overtures

Synonyms for "overture":


Related Definitions for "overture":

  1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio1
  2. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others1
  3. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows1
    • drinks were the overture to dinner1

Wiktionary Translations for overture:

overture
noun
  1. musical introduction
overture
noun
  1. Symphonie par laquelle commence un opéra

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
overture ouverture ouverture — een meestal instrumentaal muziekstuk dat als opening fungeert van een opera of operette
overture ouverture Ouvertüreinstrumentales Einleitungsstück einer Oper, das üblicherweise bei noch geschlossenem Vorhang gespielt wird und oft die wichtigsten musikalischen Gedanken des Werkes bereits vorab zusammenfassend vorstellt