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Ce qu’une personne sait particulièrement bien faire.

En anglais simple : Something that you are particularly good at.

• Cooking is my forte.
• Public speaking has never been his forte.
• Her particular forte is explaining difficult ideas simply.

Comment l'utiliser : something is someone's forte (Organizing events is her forte.)

Synonymes : strength, strong point, specialty, talent

Contraires : weakness

Expressions courantes : someone's forte, not my forte, a particular forte

fort

Partie solide de la lame d’une épée, la plus proche de la poignée.

En anglais simple : The strong part of a sword blade nearest the handle.

• The forte is near the handle.
• She blocked the attack with the forte of her sword.
• A fencer uses the forte to control the opposing blade.

Contraires : foible

Expressions courantes : the sword's forte, forte of something, use the forte

forte, passage fort

Partie d’un morceau de musique jouée avec un volume élevé.

En anglais simple : A part of a piece of music that is played loudly.

• The forte surprised the audience.
• The final forte brings the movement to a dramatic close.
• The conductor asked us to repeat the forte.

Synonymes : loud passage

Expressions courantes : the final forte, a sudden forte, orchestral forte

fort, forte

Avec un volume élevé, en jouant d’un instrument ou en chantant.

En anglais simple : Loudly, when playing or singing music.

• Play these notes forte.
• The choir sang forte throughout the last verse.
• This passage should begin softly and finish forte.

Synonymes : loudly

Contraires : piano, softly

Expressions courantes : play forte, sing forte, marked forte

fort, forte

Se dit d’un son ou d’un passage musical dont le volume est élevé.

En anglais simple : Loud, when describing a musical sound or passage.

• The last chord is forte.
• A forte passage follows the quiet opening.
• The orchestra struggled with the sudden forte ending.

Synonymes : loud

Contraires : piano, soft

Expressions courantes : forte passage, forte chord, forte section