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1 chorus
chorus [ˈkɔ:rəs]1. noun(plural choruses)• a chorus of praise/objections un concert de louanges/protestationsb. ( = part of song) refrain m• to join in the chorus [one person] reprendre le refrain ; [several people] reprendre le refrain en chœur• "yes", they chorussed « oui » répondirent-ils en chœur3. compounds* * *['kɔːrəs] 1.1) ( people) ( singers) chœur m; (dancers, actors) troupe f; ( of town etc) chorale f2) ( piece of music) chœur mto join in the chorus — ( one person) reprendre le refrain; ( several people) reprendre le refrain en chœur
4) (of bird song, yells) concert m5) Theatre chœur m2.transitive verb ( utter in unison) crier [quelque chose] à l'unisson -
2 pitch
A n1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;2 ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;3 ( degree) degré m ; ( highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou was at full pitch l'excitation était à son comble ; a pitch of frustration had been reached on avait atteint le comble de la frustration ; the situation has reached such a pitch that la situation en est à un tel point que ;4 ( sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;10 ( in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).B vtr1 ( throw) jeter, balancer ○ [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric jeter du foin avec une fourche ; the horse pitched her off le cheval l'a désarçonnée ; the carriage turned over and she was pitched out le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée ; the passengers were pitched forward les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant ;2 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; ( set) fixer [price] ; newspaper/programme pitched at young people journal/émission qui vise un public jeune ; the exam was pitched at a high level l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau ; to pitch one's ambitions too high placer ses ambitions trop haut ; to pitch sth a bit strong ○ y aller trop fort avec qch ○ ;3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; to pitch one's voice higher/lower hausser/baisser le ton de la voix ; the song is pitched too high for me cette chanson est trop haute pour moi ;5 to pitch sb a story ○ sortir ○ une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse ○ débiter ○ une excuse à qn.C vi3 US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.■ pitch in ○1 ( on job) ( set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; ( join in) y mettre du sien ○ ; ( help) mettre la main à la pâte ○, donner un coup de main ○ ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;2 ○ ( start to eat) attaquer ○.■ pitch into:▶ pitch into [sth] ( attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;▶ pitch [sb] into ( land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique ; the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social.■ pitch out ○:▶ pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].■ pitch over culbuter. -
3 chorus
chorus ['kɔ:rəs]1 noun∎ to sing in chorus chanter en chœur;∎ "no!", they shouted in chorus "non!", se sont-ils exclamés en chœur(b) (piece of music) chœur m, choral m∎ to join in the chorus (several people) chanter le refrain en chœur; (one person) se joindre aux autres pour le refrain∎ he started his career in the chorus il a débuté dans la troupe;∎ I'm part of the chorus je fais partie de la troupe(e) (of complaints, groans) concert m;∎ a chorus of praise un concert de louanges;∎ a chorus of criticism une avalanche de critiques∎ "yes please!", they chorused "oui s'il vous plaît!", ont-ils répondu en chœur -
4 chorus
A n1 ( people) ( supporting singers) chœur m ; (dancers, actors) troupe f ; (of town, village etc) chorale f ;2 ( piece of music) chœur m ;3 ( refrain) refrain m ; ( in jazz) chorus m ; to join in the chorus ( one person) reprendre le refrain ; ( several people) reprendre le refrain en chœur ;4 (of bird-song, yells) concert m ; the usual chorus of protest l'habituelle tempête de protestations ; in chorus en chœur ;5 Theat chœur m.
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