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1 choir
(a group of singers: He used to sing in the church choir.) χορωδία -
2 Choir
subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Choir
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3 anthem
['ænƟəm]1) (a piece of music for a church choir usually with words from the Bible.) εκκλησιαστικός ύμνος2) (a song of praise: a national anthem.) ύμνος -
4 arrange
[ə'rein‹]1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) τακτοποιώ, οργανώνω2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) κανονίζω3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) διασκευάζω•- arrangements -
5 baton
1) (a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon.) κλομπ2) (a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir: The conductor raised his baton.) μπαγκέτα -
6 be in good voice
(to have one's voice in good condition for singing or speaking: The choir was in good voice tonight.) -
7 cassock
['kæsək](a long robe worn by clergymen and church choir-singers.) ράσο -
8 choral
['ko:rəl](of, for, or to be sung by, a choir: choral music.) χορωδιακός -
9 chorister
['koristə](a member of a (church) choir, especially a boy.) χορωδός -
10 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) οδηγώ2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) είμαι αγωγός3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) διευθύνω4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) συμπεριφέρομαι5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) διευθύνω2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.)2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.)•- conduction
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11 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) αγωγός2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) διευθυντής3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) εισπράκτορας4) ((American) a guard on a train.) υπεύθυνος αμαξοστοιχίας -
12 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) επίπεδος,ομαλός2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) πληκτικός3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) κατηγορηματικός4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) ξεφούσκωτος5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου)2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) ξαπλωμένος,φαρδύς πλατύς3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) διαμέρισμα2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) ύφεση3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) επίπεδη πλευρά4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) πεδινή περιοχή•- flatly- flatten
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13 in tune
1) ((of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches: Is the violin in tune with the piano?) εναρμονισμένος2) ((of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments: Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune.) σε σωστό τόνο -
14 minibus
(a small bus, usually with only a dozen seats or so: The school choir hired a minibus.) μικρό λεωφορείο -
15 selection
[-ʃən]1) (the act or process of selecting or being selected: a selection of boys for the choir; ( also adjective) a selection committee.) επιλογή,διαλογή2) (a collection or group of things that have been selected: a selection of verses/fruit.) επιλογή,συλλογή -
16 Quire
subs.See Choir.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Quire
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choir — [ ʃwar ] v. intr. <conjug. : je chois, tu chois, il choit, ils choient (les autres personnes manquent au présent); je chus, nous chûmes. Chu, chue au p. p. Formes vieillies : je choirai ou cherrai, nous choirons ou cherrons> • cheoir 1080;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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