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music meaning in French

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music (sound, organized in time in a melodious way)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique◼◼◼nom {f}I like music. = J'aime la musique.

music (sheet music)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk]

partition◼◼◻nom {f}

music box (box that generates or plays music)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk bɒks]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈbɑːks]

boîte à musique◼◼◼nom {f}

boîte-à-musiquenom {f}

music chart (ranking of music)
noun

Hit-parade◼◼◼nom

music of the spheres (music produced by celestial bodies)
noun

musique des sphères◼◼◼nom {f}

harmonie des sphèresnom {f}

music school (school of music)
noun

école de musique◼◼◼nom {f}

académie de musique◼◻◻nom {f}

music stand (stand for holding sheet music)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk stænd]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈstænd]

pupitre◼◼◼nom {m}

music therapy [music therapies] (any of various therapeutic uses of music)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈθe.rə.pi]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈθe.rə.pi]

musicothérapie◼◼◼nom {f}

music video (motion picture accompanying a song)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈvɪ.dɪəʊ]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈvɪ.dio.ʊ]

clip◼◼◼nom {m}

vidéoclip◼◼◼nom {m}

vidéo musicale◼◼◻nom {f}

musical (of or relating to music)
adjective
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]

musical◼◼◼adjectif
{m}
John and Mary are a musical duo. = John et Marie sont un duo musical.

musicale◼◼◼adjectif
{f}
A musical score is very useful in classical music. = Une partition musicale est très utile en musique classique.

musical [musicals] (stage performance, show or film)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]

comédie musicale◼◼◻nom {f}

musical (gifted or skilled in music)
adjective
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩]

musicien◼◼◻adjectif
{m}
He is descended from a musical family. = Il provient d'une famille de musiciens.

musicienne◼◻◻adjectif
{f}

musical chairs (game)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ tʃeəz]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ ˈtʃerz]

chaises musicales◼◼◼nom {f pl}

musical instrument [musical instruments] (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ ˈɪn.strʊ.mənt]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ ˈɪn.strə.mənt]

instrument de musique◼◼◼nom {m}

musical notation (writing system)
noun

notation musicale◼◼◼nom {f}

musical saw (musical instrument)
noun

scie musicale◼◼◼nom {f}

musicality (condition of being musical)
noun
[UK: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.æ.lə.ti]
[US: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.æ.lə.ti]

musicalité◼◼◼nom {f}

musically (in a musical manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩i]
[US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩i]

musicalement◼◼◼adverbe

musician [musicians] (person who performs or writes music)
noun
[UK: mjuː.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: mjuː.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

musicien◼◼◼nom {m}I'm a musician. = Je suis musicien.

musicienne◼◼◻nom {f}I'm a musician. = Je suis musicienne.

musicological (of or pertaining to musicology)
adjective

musicologique◼◼◼adjectif

musicologist [musicologists] (one who studies musicology)
noun
[UK: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.ɒ.lə.dʒi]
[US: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.ɑː.lə.dʒəst]

musicologue◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}She's a musicologist. = Elle est musicologue.

musicology (study of music)
noun
[UK: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.ɒ.lə.dʒi]
[US: ˌmjuː.zɪˈk.ɒ.lə.dʒi]

musicologie◼◼◼nom {f}

background music (music in a film, video game or other medium)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈbæk.ˌɡrɑːwnd ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique de fond◼◼◼nom {f}

musique de fossenom {f}

background music (music played in a public space)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈbæk.ˌɡrɑːwnd ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique d'ambiance◼◼◻nom {f}

chamber music noun
[UK: ˈtʃeɪm.bə(r) ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈtʃeɪm.bər ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique de chambre◼◼◼nom {f}

classical music (music of the classical period)
noun
[UK: ˈkl̩æ.sɪkl ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈkl̩æ.sɪk.l̩ ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique classique◼◼◼nom {f}

classical music (the more serious forms of European and American music)
noun
[UK: ˈkl̩æ.sɪkl ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈkl̩æ.sɪk.l̩ ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique classique◼◼◼nom {f}

dance music (music composed to accompany social dancing)
noun
[UK: dɑːns ˈmjuː.zɪk]
[US: ˈdæns ˈmjuː.zɪk]

musique entraînantenom {f}

ecomusicology (study of music, culture, and nature)
noun

écomusicologienom {f}

elevator music (music played as a background in elevators and businesses)
noun

musique d'ascenseur◼◼◼nom {f}

musique d'aéroportnom {f}

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