musical
US: /ˈmjuzɪkəɫ/
UK: /mjˈuːzɪkəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
musical /'mju:zikəl/- tính từ
- (thuộc) nhạc, (thuộc) âm nhạc
- musical art: nghệ thuật âm nhạc
- du dương, êm tai, thánh thót
- a musical voice: giọng nói du dương
- thích nhạc, có năng khiếu về nhạc, biết thưởng thức nhạc; giỏi nhạc
- được phổ nhạc, có nhạc kèm theo
- (thuộc) nhạc, (thuộc) âm nhạc
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
1 [only before noun] connected with music; containing music: the musical director of the show + musical talent / ability / skill + musical styles / tastes + a musical production / entertainment
2 (of a person) with a natural skill or interest in music: She's very musical.
Antonym: UNMUSICAL
3 (of a sound) pleasant to listen to, like music: a musical voice
Antonym: UNMUSICAL
+ noun (also old-fashioned musical comedy) a play or a film/movie in which part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing: the latest Andrew Lloyd Webber musical + a Broadway / Hollywood musical
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
tuneful, melodic, harmonious, lilting, lyrical, melodious, mellifluous, dulcet, euphonious:
Many modern compositions, while technically competent, are not as musical as the old-fashioned pieces.
Collocation
ADJ.
hit, popular, successful | Broadway, Hollywood, West End
MUSICAL + VERB
be based on sth
a musical based on the biblical story of Job
More information about PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING:
arts write ~
He's written a new West End musical.
do, present, perform, produce, put on, stage ~
We are proud to present the play ‘Rocket to the Moon’. The drama group is doing a show.
direct ~
She is directing Verdi's opera ‘La Traviata’ at La Scala next year.
act in, appear in, perform in, sing in, star in ~
He starred in the West End hit musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’.
rehearse (for) ~
We had no time to rehearse for the play.
go to
the ballet/opera/theatreI haven't been to the theatre for ages.
see ~
Have you seen that new production of ‘Macbeth’?
~ open
‘The Nutcracker’ opens in December.
~ play, run
The show has been playing to packed houses. The show ran for years on Broadway.
~ close
The musical closes this week after a record number of performances.
a play/show
folds
The play folded after poor reviews.
at
the ballet/opera/theatreWe met at the opera.
in a/the ~
the characters in the play
~ by
a comedy by Moli
Concise dictionary
musicals'mjuːzɪklnoun
+a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
adj.
+characterized by or capable of producing music
+talented in or devoted to music
+characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
+containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
