fil conducteur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- leitmotif noun A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
Senses
fil conducteur is used for these senses in English:
- common thread A recurring characteristic or theme present in different events or areas.
- fairlead (nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally.
- leitmotif (by extension) A recurring theme.
- throughline (narratology) In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works. [from early 20th c.]
leitmotif — full definition
- noun A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
- noun A recurring theme.