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prélude
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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I. prelude [Brit ˈprɛljuːd, Am ˈprɛlˌ(j)ud, ˈpreɪˌl(j)ud] N (gen)
prelude MUS
prélude m (to à)
II. prelude [Brit ˈprɛljuːd, Am ˈprɛlˌ(j)ud, ˈpreɪˌl(j)ud] VB form trans
prelude
préluder à form
prelude
annoncer
French
French
English
English
prélude
prelude
prélude
prelude
en prélude à
as a prelude to
préluder à
to be a prelude to
in the PONS Dictionary
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prelude [ˈprelju:d] N
1. prelude (preliminary):
prelude
prélude f
a prelude to peace
un préliminaire de paix
2. prelude MUS:
prelude
prélude m
French
French
English
English
prélude
prelude
prélude de qc
prelude to sth
préambule
prelude
prologue à un événement
prelude to an event
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prelude [ˈprel·jud] N
1. prelude (preliminary):
prelude
prélude m
a prelude to peace
un préliminaire de paix
2. prelude MUS:
prelude
prélude m
French
French
English
English
prélude
prelude
prélude de qc
prelude to sth
prologue à un événement
prelude to an event
Present
Iprelude
youprelude
he/she/itpreludes
weprelude
youprelude
theyprelude
Past
Ipreluded
youpreluded
he/she/itpreluded
wepreluded
youpreluded
theypreluded
Present Perfect
Ihavepreluded
youhavepreluded
he/she/ithaspreluded
wehavepreluded
youhavepreluded
theyhavepreluded
Past Perfect
Ihadpreluded
youhadpreluded
he/she/ithadpreluded
wehadpreluded
youhadpreluded
theyhadpreluded
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a prelude to peace
un préliminaire de paix
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Yet these were merely a prelude to even more radical developments.
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The construction of a power plant was completed in 1904, as a prelude to the construction of a state-of-the-art textile mill in 1906.
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His piano works include two solo sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues.
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The prelude is sometimes extracted as a concert piece.
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Fears grew among settlers that the resistance campaign was a prelude to armed conflict.
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