quart de ton

Definition

Definition of quart de ton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

musique

TECH.

intervalle musical égal à la moitié d'un demi-ton

TECH.

Le compositeur utilise des quarts de ton pour créer une atmosphère mystérieuse.
Le chanteur a dû s'exercer pour maîtriser les quarts de ton de la pièce.
Ce synthétiseur permet de programmer précisément chaque quart de ton.

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Expressions with quart

moins le quart

adv.

quinze minutes avant l'heure indiquée

Le train part à huit heures moins le quart.

mauvais quart d'heure

période difficile et désagréable que quelqu'un doit traverser

Il a passé un mauvais quart d'heure avec son patron.

sale quart d'heure

moment difficile et désagréable qu'une personne doit traverser

Il va passer un sale quart d'heure avec son patron après cette erreur.

faire le quart

assurer tour à tour une période de garde dans une équipe

Les agents doivent faire le quart à l'entrée du bâtiment.

au quart de poil

adv.

avec une précision parfaite et minutieuse

Il a réglé sa montre au quart de poil.

le tiers et le quart

toutes sortes de personnes mélangées sans distinction ni choix

Il invite le tiers et le quart à ses soirées.

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musique

intervalle musical égal à environ la moitié d'un quart de ton

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English:quarter tone, ...
German:Viertelton, ...
Italian:quarto di tono, ...
Spanish:cuarto de tono, ...
Portuguese:quarto de tom, ...
Chinese:四分之一音, ...
Japanese:四分音, ...
Arabic:رُبْع نَغْمَة, ...
Hebrew:רֶבַע טוֹן, ...
Russian:четверть тона, ...
Ukrainian:чверть тону, ...
Catalan:quart de to, ...
Danish:kvarttone, ...
Dutch:kwarttoon, ...
Greek:τέταρτο του τόνου, ...
Hungarian:negyedhang, ...
Khmer:មួយភាគបួនសូរ, ...
Korean:4분음, ...
Polish:ćwierćton, ...
Portuguese (BR):quarto de tom, ...
Romanian:sfert de ton, ...
Swedish:kvartston, ...
Thai:ควอเตอร์โทน, ...
Turkish:çeyrek ton, ...
Vietnamese:quãng tư cung, ...

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