1. имя существительное 1) хор, певческий коллектив Например: female chorus — женский хор male chorus — мужской хор mixed chorus — смешанный хор 2) хор; множество звуков; общее совместное звучание Например: All the dogs kept up a chorus of mingled whining and barking. — Все собаки вместе продолжали выть и лаять. in chorus — хором to swell the chorus — присоединить и свой голос, присоединиться к мнению большинства 3) [музыка] музыкальное произведение для хора Например: double chorus — двойной хор (произведение, написанное для двух хоров) 4) [музыка] припев, подхватываемый всем хором; рефрен 5) [историческое] хор, коллективный участник трагедии, комедии (у древних греков) 2. глагол 1) петь, повторять хором 2) подхватывать (чьи-либо слова)
I. noun Etymology: Latin, ring dance, chorus, from Greek choros 1. a. a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action; also a similar company in later plays b. a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue and epilogue and comments on the action c. an organized company of singers who sing in concert; choir; especially a body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work (as in opera) d. a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue 2. a. a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals b. the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus c. a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert d. the main part of a popular song; also a jazz variation on a melodic theme 3. a. something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals Example: a chorus of boos Example: that eternal chorus of: “Are we there yet?” from the back seat — Sheila More b. sounds so uttered Example: visitors are taken to the woods by car to hear the mournful choruses of howling wolves — Bob Gaines II. transitive verb to sing or utter in chorus
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