audition

audition, essai

Courte prestation permettant de voir si une personne convient à un rôle dans un spectacle.

En anglais simple : A short performance that shows whether someone is suitable for a part in a show.

• Her audition went well.
• The director watched fifty auditions yesterday.
• Have you prepared a song for your audition?

Comment l'utiliser : an audition for something (He has an audition for the lead role tomorrow.)

Synonymes : tryout

Expressions courantes : audition for something, pass an audition, audition tape

audition

Capacité à percevoir les sons.

En anglais simple : The ability to hear sounds.

• The study examined audition in older adults.
• These tests measure audition under different conditions.
• Damage to the inner ear can affect audition.

Synonymes : hearing

Contraires : deafness

Expressions courantes : audition tests, normal audition, impaired audition

passer une audition

Faire une courte prestation pour montrer qu’on convient à un rôle dans un spectacle.

En anglais simple : To perform briefly to show that you are suitable for a part in a show.

• I want to audition.
• She auditioned for the lead role.
• Are you auditioning as a singer or a dancer?

Comment l'utiliser : audition for something (He auditioned for a part in the musical.); audition as something (She auditioned as a dancer.)

Synonymes : try out

Expressions courantes : audition for something, audition as something

faire passer une audition à

Regarder ou écouter des artistes pour décider s’ils conviennent à un spectacle.

En anglais simple : To watch or listen to performers to decide whether they are suitable for a show.

• We audition actors every week.
• The director auditioned ten singers for the role.
• They are auditioning dancers for their next show.

Comment l'utiliser : audition someone for something (They auditioned her for the main part.)

Expressions courantes : audition someone, audition someone for something