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concert
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con·cert  (knsûrt, -srt)
n.
1. Music A performance given by one or more singers or instrumentalists or both.
2.
a. Agreement in purpose, feeling, or action.
b. Unity achieved by mutual communication of views, ideas, and opinions: acted in concert on the issue.
c. Concerted action: "One feels between them an accumulation of gentleness and strength, a concert of energies" (Vanity Fair).
v. (kn-sûrt) con·cert·ed, con·cert·ing, con·certs
v.tr.
1. To plan or arrange by mutual agreement.
2. To adjust; settle.
v.intr.
To act together in harmony.

[French, from Italian concerto, from Old Italian, agreement, harmony, from concertare, to bring into agreement, possibly from Vulgar Latin *concertre, to settle by argument, from Latin, to debate : con-, com- + certre, to contend, frequentative of cernere, to separate, decide by fighting; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

concert
n [ˈkɒnsɜːt -sət]
1. (Music, other)
a.  a performance of music by players or singers that does not involve theatrical staging Compare recital [1]
b.  (as modifier) a concert version of an opera
2. agreement in design, plan, or action
in concert
a.  acting in a co-ordinated fashion with a common purpose
b.  (Music, other) (of musicians, esp rock musicians) performing live
vb [kənˈsɜːt]
to arrange or contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
[from French concerter to bring into agreement, from Italian concertare, from Late Latin concertāre to work together, from Latin: to dispute, debate, from certāre to contend]

Concert a harmony of sounds, things, or persons; a set of instruments; an agreement.
Examples: concert of angels, 1727; of terrific vociferation; of trumpets, 1674; of voices and instruments, 1732; of Europe [agreement of power on the Eastern Question]; cat’s concert [caterwauling, hence any hideous combination of sounds]; Dutch concert [in which each performer plays a different tune].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical stagingconcert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
rock concert - a performance of rock music
Verb1.concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
contrive, design, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
2.concert - settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
square off, square up, settle, determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

concert
noun show I've been to plenty of live rock concerts
in concert together, jointly, unanimously, in unison, in league, in collaboration, shoulder to shoulder, concertedly He wants to act in concert with other nations.
Translations
concert
A. [ˈkɒnsət] Nconcierto m
to give a concertdar un concierto
in concert (Mus) → en concierto
in concert with (Mus) → en concierto con (fig) (= in agreement with) → de común acuerdo con
B. [kənˈsɜːt] VTconcertar
C. [ˈkɒnsət] CPD concert grand Npiano m de cola
concert hall Nsala f de conciertos
concert party N (Theat) → grupo m de artistas de revista (Fin) conjunto de inversores que se pone de acuerdo en secreto para adquirir la mayoría de las acciones de una empresa
concert performer Nconcertista mf
concert pianist Npianista mf de concierto
concert pitch Ndiapasón m normal
at concert pitch (fig) → en plena forma, en un momento excelente
concert ticket Nentrada f de concierto
concert tour Ngira f de conciertos

concert [ˈkɒnsərt] n
(= musical performance) → concert m
in concert → en concert
We saw The Who in concert → Nous avons vu les Who en concert. concert hall, concert promoter, concert tour, concert venue
in concert (= together) → ensemble, conjointement
in concert with → conjointement avec

concert:
concertgoer
nKonzertbesucher(in) m(f)or -gänger(in) m(f)
concert grand
concert hall
nKonzerthalle for -saal m

concert:
concert performer
nKonzertkünstler(in) m(f)
concert pianist
nPianist(in) m(f)
concert pitch
nKammerton m
concert tour
nKonzerttournee f

concert1
n
(Mus) → Konzert nt; were you at the concert?waren Sie in dem Konzert?; Madonna in concertMadonna live
(of voices etc) in concertim Chor, gemeinsam
(fig) in concertgemeinsam; to work in concert with somebodymit jdm zusammenarbeiten

concert2
vt effortsvereinen

concert [ˈkɒnsət]
1. n (Mus) → concerto
in concert → in concerto (fig) → di concerto
2. adjconcertistico/a

concert
n concert [ˈkonsət]
a musical entertainment an orchestral concert. konsert كونسرت، حَفْلَه موسيقيه концерт koncert koncert das Konzert συναυλία concierto kontsert کنسرت konsertti concert קוֹנצֶרט संगीत सभा koncert hangverseny, koncert konser hljómleikar concerto 音楽会 음악회 koncertas koncerts konsert concert konsert koncert concerto concert концерт koncert koncert koncert konsert การแสดงดนตรี konser 音樂會 концерт buổi hòa nhạc
in concert
together to act in concert. gesamentlik سَويا، معًا، بالأتِّفاق مع единодушно v souladu, ve shodě i fællesskab gemeinsam από κοινού conjuntamente, de común acuerdo üheskoos با هم؛ با هماهنگی yhdessä de concert avec תֵיאוּם सामंजस्य, संगीत गोष्ठी složnost, suglasnost, sporazum vkivel egyetértésben bersama-sama sameiginlega di concerto いっせいに 함께 kartu, bendrai kopīgi bertindak bersama-sama gezamenlijk samlet, i samråd med razem de comum acordo împre­ună сообща spolu sporazumno zajedno i samförstånd ร่วมมือกัน birlikte 一起 у згоді (спільно) موسیقی کی محفل phối hợp

concert حفلة موسيقية koncert koncert Konzert συναυλία concierto konsertti concert koncert accordo コンサート 음악회 concert konsert koncert concerto musical концерт konsert คอนเสริต konser buổi hòa nhạc 音乐会


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