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glee

/ɡliː/

gleenoun

glees

Translations

The children shouted with glee as they opened their presents.

Les enfants ont crié d’allégresse en ouvrant leurs cadeaux.

Additional translations

joieEmploi plus courant et plus neutre.

gleeTerme musical spécialisé, empruntable en français dans le contexte historique ou musicologique.

Definitions

Great delight or joy.

The children shouted with glee as they opened their presents.

A type of song for three or more unaccompanied voices, popular especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The choir performed a traditional glee that captivated the audience.

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gleeadjective

/ɡliː/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "glee club") rather than as a gradable adjective.

Translations

choralSe dit surtout dans le contexte du chant choral et des glee clubs.

She auditioned for the university glee club because she enjoyed glee arrangements of pop songs.

Elle a passé l’audition pour la chorale universitaire parce qu’elle aimait les arrangements choraux de chansons pop.

Additional translations

de gleeEmploi plus littéral et spécialisé.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of glee singing or glee clubs; choral.

She auditioned for the university glee club because she enjoyed glee arrangements of pop songs.

gleeproper noun

Definitions

An American musical comedy-drama television series that aired from 2009 to 2015.

I binge-watched Glee during the holidays.