musical (redirected from Musicals)

mu·si·cal  (myz-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or capable of producing music: a musical instrument.

2. Characteristic of or resembling music; melodious: a musical speaking voice.

3. Set to or accompanied by music: a musical revue.

4. Devoted to or skilled in music.

n.

1.

a. A play or movie that contains musical numbers.

b. A musical comedy.

2. Archaic A musicale.

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musi·cal·ly adv.

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musical [ˈmjuːzɪk^əl]

adj

1. (Music, other) of, relating to, or used in music a musical instrument

2. harmonious; melodious musical laughter

3. (Music, other) talented in or fond of music

4. (Music, other) involving or set to music a musical evening

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) (Performing Arts) short for musical comedy

musically  adv

musicalness , musicality n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	musical - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing musical comedy, musical theater motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" play - a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
Adj.	1.	musical - characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
	2.	musical - talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family" nonmusical, unmusical - lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical"
	3.	musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" nonmusical, unmusical - not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
	4.	musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" melodic, melodious

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musical

adjective melodious, lyrical, harmonious, melodic, lilting, tuneful, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, euphonic He had a soft, almost musical voice.
harsh, grating, discordant, unmusical, unmelodious

Translations

musical [ˈmjuːzɪkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= relating to music) [career, taste, style, accompaniment, composition] → musical; [talent, ability] → musical, para la música

2. (= musically talented) [person, child] → dotado para la música, con aptitudes musicales
he came from a musical family → venía de una familia de músicos or dotada para la música

3. (= melodious) [laugh, voice] → musical

B. N (Cine, Theat) → musical m

C. CPD musical box N → caja f de música
musical chairs N → juego msing de las sillas, juego msing del stop
to play musical chairs → jugar a las sillas, jugar al stop
musical comedy N (esp US) → comedia f musical
musical director N = music director musical instrument N → instrumento m musical
musical score N (= written music) → partitura f; (= soundtrack) → banda f sonora

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musical [ˈmjuːzɪk^əl]

adj

[talent, career] → musical(e)

[person] → musicien(ne)
I'm not musical → Je ne suis pas très musicien.

[sound, voice] → musical(e)

n

(= show) → comédie f musicale
musical box n → boîte f à musique
musical chairs npl → chaises fpl musicales
to play musical chairs (fig) → faire des permutations
musical director n → directeur m musical, directrice f musicale
musical instrument n → instrument m de musique
musical interlude n → intermède m musical
Superb musical interludes were provided by Sinclair → Les superbes intermèdes musicaux sont l'œuvre de Sinclair.
music box n → boîte f à musique
music centre n (= stereo) → chaîne f (stéréo)
music director n (= musical director) → directeur m musical, directrice f musicale
music festival n → festival m de musique
music hall n → music-hall m

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musical

adj

(of music) → musikalisch; musical note → Note f; musical evening → musikalischer Abend, Musikabend m

(= tuneful) → melodisch

(= musically-minded) → musikalisch

n → Musical nt

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musical:

musical box

n → Spieluhr f → or -dose f

musical chairs

n sing → Reise f → nach Jerusalem; political musical → ein politisches Stühlerücken; Labour and Tories play musical in local government → Labour und die Konservativen wechseln sich in der Kommunalverwaltung ab

musical director

n (esp US) (of orchestra) → Chefdirigent(in) m(f); (of show) → musikalischer Leiter, musikalische Leiterin

musical instrument

n → Musikinstrument nt

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musical [ˈmjuːzɪk/əl]

1. adj (gen) → musicale
he's very musical (fond of) → è amante della musica (skilled) → è portato per la musica
she comes from a musical family → viene da una famiglia di musicisti

2. n (Cine, Theatre) → musical m inv, commedia musicale

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