chord

accord

Ensemble de notes de musique jouées ou entendues en même temps.

En anglais simple : A group of musical notes played or heard together.

• Play this chord on the piano.
• She learned three guitar chords today.
• The song ends with a soft major chord.

Expressions courantes : play a chord, major chord, guitar chord, minor chord

corde

Segment de droite qui relie deux points d’une courbe, notamment d’un cercle.

En anglais simple : A straight line joining two points on a curved line, especially a circle.

• Draw a chord across the circle.
• The chord joins two points on the curve.
• We calculated the lengths of three chords.

Comment l'utiliser : a chord of a circle (A diameter is a chord of a circle.)

Expressions courantes : chord of something, draw a chord, chord length

s’harmoniser, s’accorder

Produire ensemble des sons agréables ou bien s’accorder avec autre chose.

En anglais simple : To sound pleasant together or agree well with something else.

• The two notes chord well.
• Her voice chorded with the flute.
• These soft tones chord together pleasantly.

Comment l'utiliser : chord with something (The lower note chords with the melody.)

Synonymes : harmonize, accord

Contraires : clash

Expressions courantes : chord with something, chord together, chord well