prelude

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
2. A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
3. A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
4. (figuratively) A forerunner to anything.

Verb

1. To introduce something, as a prelude.
2. To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.

Concepts

prélude

ouverture

antécédent

ce qui précède

préalable

préluder

Synonymes

overture

introduction

preface

preamble

prologue

intro

preliminary

prelusion

proem

beginning

outset

forebode

import

opening

initiate

input

insert

insertion

institute

intake

introduce

lead

leader

lead-in

omen

opportunity

origination

precede

presage

pretext

prolegomenon

prolog

prologize

prolusion

star

⭐

toccata

usher

go before

lede

procedure heading

prologue

admit

prolog

adumbration

antecedent

begin

chance

🎲

cue

enter

exordium

Traductions

preludio

preludio

Präludium

Vorspiel

preludi

prelúdio

εισαγωγή

voorspel

prelude

preludi

prolusio

εισάγω

giriş

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛl(j)uːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French prélude (“singing to test a musical instrument”), from Medieval Latin preludium, from Latin praelūdere.