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choir

['kwaɪə] брит. / амер.

  1. сущ.

      1. церковный хор

      2. хоровой ансамбль

    1. муз. инструментальная группа, инструментальный ансамбль (состоящий из инструментов одного класса)

    2. ансамбль, группа, коллектив

    3. = choir loft хоры (в соборе); клирос

  2. гл.; поэт.

    петь хором, произносить хором; звучать хором

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choir

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Not long afterwards he was standing in the church, and with his forehead leaning on somebody's back, listened to the singing of the choir.
Немного погодя он уже стоял в церкви и, положив лоб на чью-то спину, пахнувшую коноплей, слушал, как пели на клиросе.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
Abbe Mouret had gone to lean against the wooden screen which separated the choir from the nave, by the side of Brother Archangias.
Аббат Муре стал рядом с братом Арканжиа и прислонился к деревянной перегородке, отделявшей хоры от средней части церкви.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He sat down at the refreshment bar and began talking to the waiter in a low voice. "We had our own choir in the tile factory.
Он сидел у буфетчика за прилавком и рассказывал вполголоса: - У нас на изразцовом заводе был свой хор.
Чехов, А.П. / УбийствоChekhov, A. / The murder
The murder
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Убийство
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974
The bishop's choir sang superbly.
Архиерейский хор пел великолепно.
Чехов, А.П. / Учитель словесностиChekhov, A. / The teacher of literature
The teacher of literature
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Учитель словесности
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974
She would hear countless songs—sometimes several simultaneously; sometimes she would hear an orchestra or choir; and, occasionally, voices, or a mere hubbub of noises.
Теперь она слышала бесчисленное множество песен – иногда по нескольку сразу; порой у нее в голове возникали целые оркестры и хоры; время от времени раздавались голоса и гул.
Sacks, Oliver / The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and other clinical talesСакс, Оливер / Человек, который принял жену за шляпу и другие истории из врачебной практики
Человек, который принял жену за шляпу и другие истории из врачебной практики
Сакс, Оливер
© О. Сакс, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
© Harpers & Row, Publishers, Inc, 1987
© Г. Хасин, Ю. Численко, перевод на русский язык и примечания, 2003
© "Сайнс пресс", 2003
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and other clinical tales
Sacks, Oliver
© 1970, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 by Oliver Sacks
His colleagues and pupils were the coffin-bearers, and the school choir sang all the way to the grave the anthem "Holy God."
Товарищи и ученики несли крышку и гроб, и гимназический хор всю дорогу до кладбища пел "Святый боже".
Чехов, А.П. / Учитель словесностиChekhov, A. / The teacher of literature
The teacher of literature
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Учитель словесности
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974
The choir increased its volume with an effort, as though singing through a pillow.
Хор с усилием загремел, как сквозь подушку:
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene / The Twelve ChairsИльф, Илья,Петров, Евгений / Двенадцать Стульев
Двенадцать Стульев
Ильф, Илья,Петров, Евгений
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
The Twelve Chairs
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene
© 1961 by Random House, Inc.
There was oil enough for the night in the bracket-lamp of the sanctuary, and as to the flags of the choir, they could do without washing till Saturday.
В ночнике было достаточно масла на ночь; пол на хорах можно было до субботы не мыть.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line and stood there swaying in the sun.
Устало, покорно хористы снова втиснулись в строй и, покачиваясь, стояли на солнцепеке.
Golding, William / Lord of the fliesГолдинг, Уильям / Повелитель мух
Повелитель мух
Голдинг, Уильям
© Е. Суриц, перевод, 1981
© "Азбука-классика", 2005
Lord of the flies
Golding, William
© 1954 by William Golding
I led the way back to the choir, where I took a seat in one of the pews, indicating Brother Gabriel should sit beside me.
Вернувшись на хоры, я опустился на скамью и сделал брату Габриелю знак сесть рядом со мной.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionСэнсом, Кристофер Джон / Горбун лорда Кромвеля
Горбун лорда Кромвеля
Сэнсом, Кристофер Джон
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The church was not far from the Home, and Martin was welcomed back—not only as a faithful member of the congregation and the choir, but as the brains and adviser of the choir that his father had been before him.
Церковь находилась недалеко от Приюта, и Мартина встретили там очень тепло – не просто как верного прихожанина и участника хора, но как его интеллектуальный центр; эту роль до Мартина выполнял его отец.
Sacks, Oliver / The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and other clinical talesСакс, Оливер / Человек, который принял жену за шляпу и другие истории из врачебной практики
Человек, который принял жену за шляпу и другие истории из врачебной практики
Сакс, Оливер
© О. Сакс, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985
© Harpers & Row, Publishers, Inc, 1987
© Г. Хасин, Ю. Численко, перевод на русский язык и примечания, 2003
© "Сайнс пресс", 2003
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and other clinical tales
Sacks, Oliver
© 1970, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 by Oliver Sacks
And when my mother sent me with her blessing to the factory, I used between working hours to sing tenor there in our choir, and nothing gave me greater pleasure.
И как маменька благословили меня на завод, то я между делом пел там тенором в нашем хоре, и не было лучшего удовольствия.
Чехов, А.П. / УбийствоChekhov, A. / The murder
The murder
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Убийство
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974
The clerks congratulated her and said something, but the choir was singing so loud that nothing else could be heard.
Приказчики поздравляли и говорили что-то, но певчие пели так громко, что ничего нельзя было расслышать.
Чехов, А.П. / Три годаChekhov, A. / Three years
Three years
Chekhov, A.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Три года
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974
In Salinas, Olive had experienced niceties of living, the choir and vestments, Altar Guild, and bean suppers of the Episcopal church.
В Салинасе Оливия вкусила прелестей городской жизни, ее покорили и церковный хор, и орган, и строгие ризы, и традиционные благотворительные базары для прихожан англиканской церкви.
Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от Эдема
На восток от Эдема
Стейнбек, Джон
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
East Of Eden
Steinbeck, John
© John Steinbeck, 1952
© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980
Finally, a bell sounded and a choir began to sing.
И вот зазвонил колокол и запел хор.
Rollins, James / Map of BonesРоллинс, Джеймс / Кости волхвов
Кости волхвов
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Map of Bones
Rollins, James
© 2005 by Jim Czajkowski

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'kwaɪəNounцерковный хор

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  1. 1.

    хор, to choir петь хором

    translation added by Olga Semerikova
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  2. 2.

    хор

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Collocations

male voice choir
мужской хор
lead the singing / choir
запевать
choir brother
клирошанин
choir sister
клирошанка
choir loft
хоры

Word forms

choir

noun
SingularPlural
Common casechoirchoirs
Possessive casechoir'schoirs'

choir

verb
Basic forms
Pastchoired
Imperativechoir
Present Participle (Participle I)choiring
Past Participle (Participle II)choired
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I choirwe choir
you choiryou choir
he/she/it choirsthey choir
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am choiringwe are choiring
you are choiringyou are choiring
he/she/it is choiringthey are choiring
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have choiredwe have choired
you have choiredyou have choired
he/she/it has choiredthey have choired
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been choiringwe have been choiring
you have been choiringyou have been choiring
he/she/it has been choiringthey have been choiring
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I choiredwe choired
you choiredyou choired
he/she/it choiredthey choired
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was choiringwe were choiring
you were choiringyou were choiring
he/she/it was choiringthey were choiring
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had choiredwe had choired
you had choiredyou had choired
he/she/it had choiredthey had choired
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been choiringwe had been choiring
you had been choiringyou had been choiring
he/she/it had been choiringthey had been choiring
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will choirwe shall/will choir
you will choiryou will choir
he/she/it will choirthey will choir
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be choiringwe shall/will be choiring
you will be choiringyou will be choiring
he/she/it will be choiringthey will be choiring
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have choiredwe shall/will have choired
you will have choiredyou will have choired
he/she/it will have choiredthey will have choired
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been choiringwe shall/will have been choiring
you will have been choiringyou will have been choiring
he/she/it will have been choiringthey will have been choiring
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would choirwe should/would choir
you would choiryou would choir
he/she/it would choirthey would choir
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be choiringwe should/would be choiring
you would be choiringyou would be choiring
he/she/it would be choiringthey would be choiring
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have choiredwe should/would have choired
you would have choiredyou would have choired
he/she/it would have choiredthey would have choired
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been choiringwe should/would have been choiring
you would have been choiringyou would have been choiring
he/she/it would have been choiringthey would have been choiring
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am choiredwe are choired
you are choiredyou are choired
he/she/it is choiredthey are choired
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being choiredwe are being choired
you are being choiredyou are being choired
he/she/it is being choiredthey are being choired
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been choiredwe have been choired
you have been choiredyou have been choired
he/she/it has been choiredthey have been choired
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was choiredwe were choired
you were choiredyou were choired
he/she/it was choiredthey were choired
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being choiredwe were being choired
you were being choiredyou were being choired
he/she/it was being choiredthey were being choired
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been choiredwe had been choired
you had been choiredyou had been choired
he/she/it had been choiredthey had been choired
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be choiredwe shall/will be choired
you will be choiredyou will be choired
he/she/it will be choiredthey will be choired
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been choiredwe shall/will have been choired
you will have been choiredyou will have been choired
he/she/it will have been choiredthey will have been choired