chord

acorde

Conjunto de notas musicales que suenan o se tocan al mismo tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A group of musical notes played or heard together.

• Play this chord on the piano.
• She learned three guitar chords today.
• The song ends with a soft major chord.

Expresiones frecuentes: play a chord, major chord, guitar chord, minor chord

cuerda

Segmento recto que une dos puntos de una curva, especialmente de una circunferencia.

En inglés sencillo: A straight line joining two points on a curved line, especially a circle.

• Draw a chord across the circle.
• The chord joins two points on the curve.
• We calculated the lengths of three chords.

Cómo se usa: a chord of a circle (A diameter is a chord of a circle.)

Expresiones frecuentes: chord of something, draw a chord, chord length

armonizar

Sonar bien juntos o encajar bien con otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To sound pleasant together or agree well with something else.

• The two notes chord well.
• Her voice chorded with the flute.
• These soft tones chord together pleasantly.

Cómo se usa: chord with something (The lower note chords with the melody.)

Sinónimos: harmonize, accord

Antónimos: clash

Expresiones frecuentes: chord with something, chord together, chord well