quartet

quatuor

Groupe de quatre personnes ou choses, notamment quatre musiciens jouant ensemble.

En anglais simple : A group of four people or things, especially four musicians performing together.

• The quartet played beautifully.
• A quartet of friends opened the restaurant.
• She sings in a jazz quartet.

Comment l'utiliser : quartet of someone/something (A quartet of dancers stepped onto the stage.)

Synonymes : foursome

Expressions courantes : string quartet, jazz quartet, quartet of something

quatuor

Morceau de musique à quatre parties distinctes, chacune pour une voix ou un instrument.

En anglais simple : A piece of music with four different parts, each for one singer or instrument.

• She composed a quartet.
• The musicians performed his latest string quartet.
• This quartet has four movements.

Expressions courantes : compose a quartet, string quartet, piano quartet