увертюра — meaning in English

English meaning

• opening noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
• overture noun A first approach or proposal made to start talks or a relationship.

Senses

увертюра is used for these senses in English:

• opening The first few measures of a musical composition.
• overture (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture). [from 17th c.]

opening — full definition

1. noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
2. noun The beginning of something, especially an event, performance, or piece of writing.
3. noun An available position or vacancy, such as a job.
4. adjective Coming first, at the start of a series of events.

overture — full definition

1. noun A first approach or proposal made to start talks or a relationship.
2. noun A piece of music that opens an opera, musical, or other larger work.

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