Engelsk navneord: overture | |||
| 1. | overture (om kommunikation) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | music | ||
| 2. | overture (om begivenhed) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Training is a necessary preliminary to employment. Drinks were the overture to dinner. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | preliminary, prelude | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | inception, origin, origination | ||
| 3. | overture (om kommunikation) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She rejected his advances. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | advance, approach, feeler | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | proffer, proposition, suggestion | ||