chanson
/shan-suhn; French shahn-sawn/US // ˈʃæn sən; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural chan·sons [shan-suhnz; French shahn-sawn]. /ˈʃæn sənz; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/.
- : any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
Examples
Overfed celebrities, muttered the cabbies before switching their receivers to Radio Chanson.
"Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.
Peggy's idle fingers rattled out a little trilling catch from the Chanson Florian.
The popular chanson of the Anarchists called La Ravachole originated in this man's deeds and personality.
As early as Le chanson de Roland we find: "Les castels pris, les cités violées."
He met them at their convivial gatherings, he heard the chanson sung by voyageurs, and the "habitant" caught his fancy.
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