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serenade

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ser·e·nade  (sr-nd, sr-nd)
n.
1. Music A complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone.
2. South Atlantic U.S. See shivaree. See Regional Note at shivaree.
3. Music An instrumental composition written for a small ensemble and having characteristics of the suite and the sonata.
v. ser·e·nad·ed, ser·e·nad·ing, ser·e·nades Music
v.tr.
To perform a serenade for.
v.intr.
To perform a serenade.

[French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno, calm, clear, the open air, from Latin sernus; see serene.]

sere·nader n.

serenade
Noun
1. a piece of music played or sung to a woman by a lover
2. a piece of music suitable for this
3. an orchestral suite for a small ensemble
Verb
[-nading, -naded]
to sing or play a serenade to (someone) [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.serenadeserenade - a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
2.serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
belling, charivari, chivaree, shivaree, callathump, callithump - a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Verb1.serenade - sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"
perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
Translations
serenade [sɛrəˈneɪd] nserenata
vtdar serenata a

serenade [sɛrəˈneɪd] nsérénade f

serenade [sɛrəˈneɪd] nSerenade f

serenade [sɛrəˈneɪd] nserenata
vtfare la serenata a

serenade
n serenade [serəˈneid]
a piece of music played or sung in the open air at night. serenade سيريناد: موسيقى تُعْزَفُ او تُغَنّى ليلا серенада serenáda serenade die Nachtmusik σερενάτα, καντάδα serenata serenaad آواز عاشقانه شبانه serenadi sérénade סֵרֵנָדָה प्रेम संगीत serenada, podoknica szerenád serenade serenaða, næturljóð serenata セレナーデ 세레나데, 소야곡 serenada serenāde senandung serenade serenade serenada serenata serenadă серенада serenáda serenada serenada serenad เพลงหรือดนตรีที่ร้องตอนกลางคืนนอกบ้านของคนที่เรารัก serenat (müziği) 小夜曲 серенада رات کا ایک رومانی گانا dạ khúc
v
to entertain with a serenade The girl stood on her balcony and was serenaded by her lover. serenadeer يَعْزِف أو يُغَنّي سيرينادا правя серенада zahrát serenádu spille serenade; synge serenade ein Ständchen bringen κάνω καντάδα dar una serenata serenaadiga lõbustama آواز عاشقانه خواندن pitää serenadi donner une sérénade à לַשִׁיר סֵרֵנָדָה सांध्य गीत गाना, सांध्य गीत बजाना pjevati ili svirati kome serenadu éjjeli zenét ad vkinek menghibur dengan serenade flytja serenöðu fare una serenata セレナーデを歌う (...에게) 소야곡을 불러[연주해]주다 dainuoti serenadą dziedāt/spēlēt serenādi bersenandung een serenade brengen spille en serenade (for) śpiewać serenadę fazer uma serenata a cânta o serenadă исполнять серенаду zahrať serenádu igrati (komu) podoknico zabaviti serenadom sjunga en serenad för ร้องเพลงเกี้ยวหญิง serenat çekmek/söylemek/yapmak 唱(或奏)小夜曲 співати серенаду کسی کے آگے محبت کا گیت گانا hát dạ khúc


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Troop after troop of citizens came to serenade Wilson, and require a speech, and shout themselves hoarse over every sentence that fell from his lips--for all his sentences were golden, now, all were marvelous.
or what could he expect but to find his mistress agreeably engaged with a rival on his return, and his serenade, as they call it, as little regarded as the caterwauling of a cat in the gutter?
Kneeling at the foot of the tower, he sang a serenade in melting tones.
 
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