chorus

chorus
1.
['kɔːrəs]noun
1) (utterance) Chor, der

say something in chorus — etwas im Chor sagen

2) (of singers) Chor, der; (of dancers) Ballett, das
3) (of song) Refrain, der
4) (composition) Chor, der
2. transitive verb
im Chor singen/sprechen
* * *
['ko:rəs] 1. plural - choruses; noun
1) (a group of singers: the festival chorus.) der Chor
2) (a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.) die Revuegruppe
3) (part of a song repeated after each verse: The audience joined in the chorus.) der Kehrreim
4) (something said or shouted by a number of people together: He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.) der Chor
2. verb
(to sing or say together: The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.) im Chor sprechen/singen
* * *
cho·rus
[ˈkɔ:rəs]
I. n
<pl -es>
1. (refrain) Refrain m
they burst into a \chorus of Happy Birthday sie stimmten ein Happy Birthday an
to join in the \chorus in den Refrain einstimmen
the dawn \chorus das Morgenkonzert der Vögel
2. + sing/pl vb (group of singers) Chor m
3. + sing/pl vb (supporting singers) Chor m; (dancers) Ballett nt, Tanzgruppe f; THEAT Chor m
4. usu sing (by many speakers) Chor m
a \chorus of disapproval allgemeine Ablehnung
II. vi im Chor sprechen
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['kɔːrəs]
1. n
1) (= refrain) Refrain m
2) Chor m; (of opera) Opernchor m; (= dancers) Tanzgruppe f

she's in the chorus — sie singt im Chor/sie ist bei der Tanzgruppe

in chorus —

he was greeted with a chorus of good morning, sir — als er hereinkam, riefen alle im Chor: Guten Morgen!

2. vi
im Chor singen/sprechen/rufen
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chorus [ˈkɔːrəs; US auch ˈkəʊrəs]
A s
1. Antike: Chor m (im Drama)
2. (auch als pl konstruiert) THEAT
a) Chor m
b) Tanzgruppe f (besonders einer Revue)
3. MUS Chor m:
a) Chorpartie f
b) Chorkomposition f
c) (Chor)Refrain m, Kehrreim m
4. HIST Chorus m, Chorsprecher m (besonders im Elisabethanischen Drama)
5. fig Chor m:
chorus of protest Protestgeschrei n;
in chorus im Chor, alle gemeinsam
6. Mixturenchor m (einer Orgel)
7. Jazz: Chorus m (einem Musikstück zugrunde liegendes formales Schema als Grundlage für Improvisationen)
B v/t & v/i im Chor singen oder sprechen oder rufen
* * *
1.
['kɔːrəs]noun
1) (utterance) Chor, der

say something in chorus — etwas im Chor sagen

2) (of singers) Chor, der; (of dancers) Ballett, das
3) (of song) Refrain, der
4) (composition) Chor, der
2. transitive verb
im Chor singen/sprechen
* * *
n.
(§ pl.: choruses)
= Chor ¨-e m.

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