soprano (redirected from sopranos)

so·pran·o  (s-prn, -prän)

n. pl. so·pran·os

1. The highest singing voice of a woman or young boy.

2. A singer having such a voice.

3. The tonal range characteristic of a soprano.

4. An instrument that sounds within this range.

5. Abbr. S A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

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[Italian, from sopra, above, from Latin supr; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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soprano [səˈprɑːnəʊ]

n pl -pranos, -prani [-ˈprɑːniː]

1. (Music, other) the highest adult female voice, having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it

2. (Music, other) the voice of a young boy before puberty

3. (Music, other) a singer with such a voice

4. (Music, other) the highest part of a piece of harmony

5. (Music / Instruments)

a.  the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments

b.  (as modifier) a soprano saxophone See also treble

[from Italian, from sopra above, from Latin suprā]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soprano - a female singer                       coloratura, coloratura soprano - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music mezzo, mezzo-soprano - a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	2.	soprano - the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
	3.	soprano - the pitch range of the highest female voice treble pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Adj.	1.	soprano - having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" treble high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Translations

soprano [səˈprɑːnəʊ]

A. N (sopranos or soprani (pl)) [səˈprɑːniː] (Mus) (female) → soprano f; (male) → tiple m; (= voice, part) → soprano m

B. ADJ [part] → de soprano, para soprano; [voice] → de soprano

C. ADV to sing soprano → cantar soprano

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soprano [səˈprɑːnəʊ]

n

(= voice) → soprano m (= singer) → soprano mf

(= saxophone) → saxophone m soprano

modif [voice, saxophone, instrument] → soprano inv

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soprano

n → Sopran m; (= person also) → Sopranist(in) m(f); (= voice also) → Sopranstimme f; (= part) → Sopranpartie f, → Sopran m; to sing soprano → Sopran singen

adj → Sopran-; soprano saxophone → Sopransaxofon or -saxophon nt

adv → im Sopran

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soprano [səˈprɑːnəʊ]

1. n (sopranos (pl)) (Mus) (singer) → soprano m/f; (voice) → soprano m

2. adj → di soprano

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soprano [səˈprɑːnəʊ]

1. n (sopranos (pl)) (Mus) (singer) → soprano m/f; (voice) → soprano m

2. adj → di soprano

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soprano

n soprano [səˈpraːnəu]

(a singer having) a singing voice of the highest pitch for a woman. sopraan سوبرانو: صَوْت حاد ومُرْتَفِع сопрано soprán sopran der Sopran υψίφωνος soprano sopran صداي زير و بلند sopraano soprano סוֹפּרַן उच्चतम स्वर sopran szoprán penyanyi sopran sópran soprano ソプラノ 소프라노 sopranas soprāns soprano sopraan sopran sopran soprano soprană сопрано soprán sopran sopran sopran เสียงร้องเพลงสูงสุด soprano 女高音 сопрано; дискант گانے میں سب سے اونچی آواز، اس آواز میں گانے والی عورت یا لڑکا giọng nữ cao 女高音

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soprano → صوت السوبرانو soprán sopran Sopran σοπράνο soprano sopraano soprano soprano soprano ソプラノ 소프라노 sopraan sopran sopran soprano сопрано sopran นักร้องหญิงที่ร้องเสียงสูงสุด soprano giọng nữ cao 女高音