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chorus

['kɔːrəs] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. хор, певческий коллектив
2. хор; множество звуков; общее совместное звучание
3. муз. музыкальное произведение для хора
4. муз. припев, подхватываемый всем хором; рефрен
5. ист. хор, коллективный участник трагедии, комедии (у древних греков)
гл.
1. петь, повторять хором
2. подхватывать (чьи-л. слова)

Physics (En-Ru)

chorus

сзф хор

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The chorus ceased, and once again she sang:
Замерли печальные голоса хора, и снова вступила певица:
Haggard, Henry Rider / CleopatraХаггард, Генри Райдер / Клеопатра
Клеопатра
Хаггард, Генри Райдер
© ООО "РИЦ Литература", состав, 2006
© ООО "Торговый дом "Издательство Мир книги", 2006
Cleopatra
Haggard, Henry Rider
© 2010 by Indo-European Publishing

"Forty-seven percent of our embarked strength." A chorus of gasps ran around the room.
— Мы потеряли почти половину. — В штабной рубке раздались приглушенные стоны.
Weber, David,White, Steve / In Death GroundВебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив / Земля смерти
Земля смерти
Вебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив
In Death Ground
Weber, David,White, Steve
© 1997 by David Weber & Steve White

“Well, do you want to get in a comedy or on the vaudeville or in the chorus?”
— Ну, где, например, хотели бы вы выступить: в комедии, в водевиле? Или, может быть, хористкой?
Dreiser, Theodore / Sister CarrieДрайзер, Теодор / Сестра Керри
Сестра Керри
Драйзер, Теодор
© Издательство "Правда", 1986
Sister Carrie
Dreiser, Theodore
© Nov. 8, 1900 No. A27641 by Doubleday, Page & Co.
© renewed by Theodore Dreiser as Author Nov. 17, 1927 No. R42188

Snowclaw watched as a chorus line kicked past.
Мимо прошел очередной хор.
DeChancie, John / Castle SpellboundДе Ченси, Джон / Замок зачарованный
Замок зачарованный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Spellbound
DeChancie, John
© 1992 by John DeChancie

' "Wheel of Fortune,"' shouted a hoarse chorus.
— «Колесо», — ответил хрипатый хор.
Tartt, Donna / The Secret HistoryТартт, Донна / Тайная история
Тайная история
Тартт, Донна
© 1992 by Donna Tartt
© Д. Бородкин, Н. Ленцман, перевод на русский язык, 2007
© ООО "Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009
The Secret History
Tartt, Donna
© 1992 by Donna Tartt

There was an embarrassed chorus of ‘hallos’.
– Привет! – нестройно прокричали все.
Pratchett, Terry / Reaper ManПратчетт,Терри / Мрачный Жнец
Мрачный Жнец
Пратчетт,Терри
© Перевод Н. Берденников 2008
© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2009
© 1991 by Terry and Lyn Pratchett
Reaper Man
Pratchett, Terry
© Terry and Lyn Pratchett, 1991

The song that was being sung in Butler's company was composed by a cadet in honor of the regiment, and went to a dance tune. The chorus was: "Verry diff rent, very diff rent, Fagers are, Fagers are!"
Песня, которую пели в пятой роте Бутлера, была сочинена юнкером во славу полка и пелась на плясовой мотив с припевом: "То ли дело, то ли дело, егеря, егеря!"
Tolstoy, Leo / Hadji MuradТолстой, Л.Н. / Хаджи-Мурат
Хаджи-Мурат
Толстой, Л.Н.
Hadji Murad
Tolstoy, Leo

"Oh, yes," said I, "wasn't she in the chorus of - let's see - "
-- О, да,-- сказал я:-- ведь, она была в хоре... как это...
O.Henry / Let Me Feel your PulseГенри, О. / Дайте пощупать ваш пульс!
Дайте пощупать ваш пульс!
Генри, О.
Let Me Feel your Pulse
O.Henry

That in general; but to Mr. Tikhomirov they sing in chorus that his programme is based on too superficial a knowledge of the contemporary condition of our industry.
Это — вообще; а г. Тихомирову они напевают о том, что в основе его программы лежит слишком поверхностное знакомство с современным состоянием нашей промышленности.
Плеханов, Г. В. / Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуPlekhanov, G. V. / Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Our Differences. Letter to P. L. Lavrov
Plekhanov, G. V.
Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. Лаврову
Плеханов, Г. В.
© Государственное издательство политической литературы, 1949 г.

"Thank you, Sir," Shaairal replied as a chorus of chuckles ran around Harkhan 's bridge.
— Благодарю вас, — ответил Шайрааль под ироничные смешки, доносившиеся с мостика «Харкана».
Weber, David,White, Steve / In Death GroundВебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив / Земля смерти
Земля смерти
Вебер, Дэвид,Уайт, Стив
In Death Ground
Weber, David,White, Steve
© 1997 by David Weber & Steve White

"As the chorus girl said to the businessman, we've been here before."
- Как сказала хористка бизнесмену, мы там уже бывали.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003

"I want to tell you the one about the archbishop and the chorus girl!"
— Я хочу рассказать тебе историю и священнике и хористке.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

In a lull I heard the flying feet of a man, a shout, and a far-away chorus of lost spirits singing somebody’s requiem.
Когда наступало недолгое затишье, я слышал чьи-то быстрые шаги, крики и отдаленное хоровое пение. То чьи-то заблудшие души исполняли реквием.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / From sea to seaКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / От моря до моря
От моря до моря
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© Издательство "Мысль", 1983
From sea to sea
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© BiblioLife, LLC

It was the chorus of love and of nature – the chorus of the whole wide world; and in the very sky the clouds were radiant with rapture, as to those two children Love revealed the Eternity of Life.
Животные, растения, камни, желавшие ввести двух этих детей в царство вечной жизни, – все праздновали победу.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Sometimes all night long till morning they would be singing in chorus, and the one who made the most noise would have a prize.
Бывало, всю ночь как есть, до утра хором поют, и какая выше голосом забирает, той и награда.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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'kɔːrəsNounхор; певческий коллективExamples

female chorus — женский хор
male chorus — мужской хор
mixed chorus — смешанный хор

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1.
хор; припев; петь хором
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2.
хор, петь хором, говорить хором, припев.
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припев
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Collocations

chorus girl

хористка

dawn chorus

пение птиц на рассвете

dawn chorus

сигнал на побудку

dawn chorus

утренний хор

in chorus

хором

member of a chorus

певчий

member of a chorus

хорист

swell the chorus

присоединить и свой голос

swell the chorus

присоединиться к мнению большинства

chorus line

кордебалет

chorus practice / rehearsal

спевка

member of chorus

хорист

leader of chorus

хормейстер

chorus master

хормейстер

Word forms

chorus

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	chorus	choruses
Possessive case	chorus', chorus's	choruses'

chorus

verb

Basic forms
Past	chorused
Imperative	chorus
Present Participle (Participle I)	chorusing
Past Participle (Participle II)	chorused

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I chorus	we chorus
you chorus	you chorus
he/she/it choruses	they chorus

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am chorusing	we are chorusing
you are chorusing	you are chorusing
he/she/it is chorusing	they are chorusing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have chorused	we have chorused
you have chorused	you have chorused
he/she/it has chorused	they have chorused

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been chorusing	we have been chorusing
you have been chorusing	you have been chorusing
he/she/it has been chorusing	they have been chorusing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I chorused	we chorused
you chorused	you chorused
he/she/it chorused	they chorused

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was chorusing	we were chorusing
you were chorusing	you were chorusing
he/she/it was chorusing	they were chorusing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had chorused	we had chorused
you had chorused	you had chorused
he/she/it had chorused	they had chorused

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been chorusing	we had been chorusing
you had been chorusing	you had been chorusing
he/she/it had been chorusing	they had been chorusing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will chorus	we shall/will chorus
you will chorus	you will chorus
he/she/it will chorus	they will chorus

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be chorusing	we shall/will be chorusing
you will be chorusing	you will be chorusing
he/she/it will be chorusing	they will be chorusing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have chorused	we shall/will have chorused
you will have chorused	you will have chorused
he/she/it will have chorused	they will have chorused

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been chorusing	we shall/will have been chorusing
you will have been chorusing	you will have been chorusing
he/she/it will have been chorusing	they will have been chorusing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would chorus	we should/would chorus
you would chorus	you would chorus
he/she/it would chorus	they would chorus

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be chorusing	we should/would be chorusing
you would be chorusing	you would be chorusing
he/she/it would be chorusing	they would be chorusing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have chorused	we should/would have chorused
you would have chorused	you would have chorused
he/she/it would have chorused	they would have chorused

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been chorusing	we should/would have been chorusing
you would have been chorusing	you would have been chorusing
he/she/it would have been chorusing	they would have been chorusing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am chorused	we are chorused
you are chorused	you are chorused
he/she/it is chorused	they are chorused

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being chorused	we are being chorused
you are being chorused	you are being chorused
he/she/it is being chorused	they are being chorused

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been chorused	we have been chorused
you have been chorused	you have been chorused
he/she/it has been chorused	they have been chorused

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was chorused	we were chorused
you were chorused	you were chorused
he/she/it was chorused	they were chorused

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being chorused	we were being chorused
you were being chorused	you were being chorused
he/she/it was being chorused	they were being chorused

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been chorused	we had been chorused
you had been chorused	you had been chorused
he/she/it had been chorused	they had been chorused

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be chorused	we shall/will be chorused
you will be chorused	you will be chorused
he/she/it will be chorused	they will be chorused

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been chorused	we shall/will have been chorused
you will have been chorused	you will have been chorused
he/she/it will have been chorused	they will have been chorused

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Physics (En-Ru)

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