unison

unisson

Situation où plusieurs personnes parlent, chantent ou agissent ensemble au même moment.

En anglais simple : When people speak, sing, or act together at the same time.

• They shouted in unison.
• The crowd clapped in unison.
• Can everyone say the last line in unison?

Comment l'utiliser : in unison (The children answered in unison.)

Synonymes : synchrony

Expressions courantes : in unison, sing in unison, shout in unison

harmonie, accord

État dans lequel des personnes ou des choses s’accordent ou fonctionnent bien ensemble.

En anglais simple : A state in which people or things agree or work well together.

• The two teams worked in unison.
• Their policies developed in unison with changing public opinion.
• Success requires all departments to act in unison.

Comment l'utiliser : in unison with someone/something (The council acted in unison with local residents.)

Synonymes : harmony, agreement, unity

Contraires : discord, disagreement

Expressions courantes : in unison, work in unison, act in unison

unisson

Rapport musical entre des sons de même hauteur ou séparés par une ou plusieurs octaves.

En anglais simple : The musical relationship between sounds that have the same pitch, or are one or more octaves apart.

• Both violins played the melody in unison.
• Tune these two strings to unison.
• The piece ends with a unison passage for the flutes.

Expressions courantes : in unison, perfect unison, unison passage