chord

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːrd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɔrd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kôrd)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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chord n (music: simultaneous notes)acorde nm
 A G major chord is the easiest to play on a guitar.
 Los acordes en sol son los más fáciles de tocar en guitarra.
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Additional Translations
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chord n (geometry: line joining ends of arc)cuerda nf
 Mathematicians used chords when developing trigonometry.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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barre,
barre chord,
bar chord n		 (stringed instrument: chord)cejilla nf
 The guitarist's fingers ache from practising barres.
broken chord n (music: arpeggio)arpegio nm
chord chart (music)acordes nmpl
  tabla de acordes nf + loc adj
chord progression,
progression n		 (music: sequence of chords)progresión armónica loc nom f
 The book explains how to do each chord progression.
major chord n (music: type of chord)acorde mayor nm + adj
minor chord n (music: chord one half-step down)acorde menor loc nom m
seventh chord n (music)acorde de séptima nm + loc adj
strike a chord (with [sb]) v expr figurative (resonate with [sb]'s feelings)tocar la fibra sensible de, tocar un punto sensible de loc verb
  calar hondo loc verb
 His speech struck a chord with unemployed voters.
 Su discurso tocó la fibra sensible de los votantes en paro.
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'chord' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
arpeggiate - arpeggio - barre - diminished - major chord - minor chord - open position - resolution - resolve
Spanish:
acorde - cuerda - acorde de guitarra


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