basse continue

bas kɔ̃tinɥ

Definition

Definition of basse continue - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

musique baroque

Dated

technique musicale baroque avec accompagnement continu par instruments graves

Dated

Le violoncelliste joue la basse continue de cette sonate de Bach.

accompagnement

basse chiffrée

continuo

sujet récurrentsujet dont on parle sans cesse

Ses problèmes d'argent sont la basse continue de nos conversations.

leitmotiv

obsession

répétition

bruit répétitif

Rare

bruit grave et répétitif qui persiste

Rare

La basse continue des machines troublait le sommeil des riverains.

bourdonnement

grondement

vrombissement

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Expressions with basse

tête basse

adv.

avec la tête inclinée vers le sol

Il marchait tête basse dans la rue.

queue basse

attitude de honte ou de soumission après un échec

Il est rentré la queue basse après sa défaite électorale.

basse cuisine

manœuvres malhonnêtes et intrigues secrètes

Ce scandale révèle la basse cuisine des milieux politiques.

l'oreille basse

état de celui qui baisse les oreilles par honte ou tristesse

Le chien marche l'oreille basse après avoir été grondé.

avoir la queue basse

être découragé, honteux ou triste après un échec

Après sa défaite, il avait la queue basse.

marcher la tête basse

montrer sa honte ou sa tristesse en baissant la tête

Après son échec, il marchait la tête basse dans les couloirs.

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sonate en trio

musique baroque

composition musicale pour deux instruments solistes avec accompagnement de basse continue

seco

adj.

opéra baroque

accompagné seulement par la basse continue, sans orchestre

secco

adj.

musique classique

qui qualifie un récitatif accompagné seulement par la basse continue

Examples of basse continue in a sentence

Les musiciens ont ajusté la basse continue pour une meilleure harmonie.
La politique est la basse continue des débats télévisés.
Le climat social reste la basse continue de l’actualité.
La basse continue du moteur résonnait dans la pièce.
On entendait une basse continue venant de la rue.

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English:basso continuo, constant refrain, ...
German:Generalbass, Dauerthema, ...
Italian:basso continuo, ritornello, ...
Spanish:bajo continuo, tema recurrente, ...
Portuguese:baixo contínuo, tema recorrente, ...
Chinese:低音持续, 老生常谈, ...
Japanese:通奏低音, 尽きない話題, ...
Arabic:باص مستمر, موضوع دائم, ...
Hebrew:בַּס רָצִיף, נוֹשֵׂא חוֹזֵר, ...
Russian:бассо континуо, постоянная тема, ...
Ukrainian:бассо контінуо, нав'язлива тема, ...
Catalan:baix continu, tema recurrent, ...
Danish:generalbas, gennemgående tema, ...
Dutch:basso continuo, terugkerend onderwerp, ...
Greek:συνεχής χαμηλός συνοδεία, μόνιμο θέμα συζήτησης, ...
Hungarian:continuo, visszatérő téma, ...
Khmer:បាសអមជាបន្តក្នុងតន្ត្រីបារ៉ុក, ប្រធានបទដែលលើកឡើងម្តងហើយម្តងទៀត, ...
Korean:통주저음, 단골 주제, ...
Polish:basso continuo, temat przewodni, ...
Portuguese (BR):baixo contínuo, assunto recorrente, ...
Romanian:bază continuă, subiect recurent, ...
Swedish:generalbas, refräng, ...
Thai:บาสคอนตินิว, ประเด็นที่พูดซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:sürekli bas, bitmeyen konu, ...
Vietnamese:bè trầm liên tục, chủ đề lặp đi lặp lại, ...

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