Culture

Culture, How Culture affects your Personality

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scold= moittia

boisterous= riehakas

individualist culture= persoonallistinen/yksilöllinen kulttuuri

collectivist culture= kollektivistinen kulttuuri

self sufficient= omillaan toimeentuleva

urban settings= kaupunkialueet

interdependence= keskinäinen/toisistaan riippuvuus

counterpart= kollega

rural settings= maalaisseudun ympäristö

was coined= pantiin rahoiksi/luotiin

novelty=uutuus

ambiguity= epäselvyys

xenophobic= muukalaisvastainen

benevolent= hyväntahtoinen

persecute= vainota/ahdistella

stance= asenne



Culture words

act one of the main divisions of a play, an opera, etc.
  • a play in five acts
  • The hero dies in Act 5, Scene 3.
  • The king is killed in the opening act.
 näytös
airplay time that is spent broadcasting a particular record, performer, or type of music on the radio
  • The band is starting to get a lot of airplay.
 radiosoitto
baton  thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor) who is in control of an orchestra, etc.
  • The orchestra played brilliantly under Previn’s baton.
 tahtipuikko
chant a religious song or prayer or a way of singing, using only a few notes that are repeated many times
  • a Buddhist chant
 sävel, laulu
clef
any of several symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it.
 
  • On the man's upper left arm is an image of the grim reaper playing a red guitar below a man playing a guitar in the shape of a musical clef .
 nuottiavain
dissonance a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together
"This leaves the orchestra without a conductor, and a musical cacophony verging on dissonance"
 
 epäsointu
ditty
a short simple song.
 
 "As though he has just come back from India and the great Maharishi, Brother JT songs resemble campfire ditties , with an odd tinge" laulelma
fiddle a musical instrument with strings, that you hold under your chin and play with a bow
"Britten's setting is mimetic and operatic, the piano part consisting of a stylisation of the boy's fiddling , notated on one stave only"
 
 viulu
fife a musical instrument like a small flute that plays high notes and is used with drums in military music
"He singles one of them out - a musician, and tells him to play a tune on his fife"
 pieni huilu
interval a short period of time separating parts of a play, film or concert
  • There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act.
 aikaväli


medley a piece of music consisting of several songs or tunes played or sung one after the other
  • a medley of Beatles hits
 sekoitus
Muzak (often disapproving) continuous recorded music that is played in shops, restaurants, airports, etc.
  • "Anyone who cannot do without Muzak can bring their own choice of music and use headphones, without forcing it on others"
 taustamusiikki
notation a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music
  • a musical notation
 nuottikirjoitus/merkintätapa
overtune/prelude
a piece of music written as an introduction to the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
  • He spent more time with the orchestra, with the overture in the beginning of the show than the whole block of the show.
 alkusoitto
percussion musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums
  • percussion instruments
 lyömäsoittimet
recital a public performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group
  • to give a piano recital
  • a recital by the Grieg Trio
  • They put on a song recital in honour of Mozart’s 250th birthday.
 sooloesitys/pieni konsertti
refrain a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
  • The choir's sopranos took up the refrain.
 kertosäe
rendition
the performance  or interpretation of something, especially a song or piece of music; the particular way in which it is performed
  • The band gave a live rendition of their latest single.
 esitys, tulkinta
repertoire All the plays, songs, pieces of music, etc. that a performer knows and can perform
  •  to add to/extend your repertoire
  • a pianist with a wide repertoire
 ulkoa osattu kokoelma
rhapsody
  1. (often in titles)a piece of music that is full of feeling and is not regular in form2
  2. (formal) the expression of great enthusiasm or happiness in speech or writing
  • Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies
 ylityslaulu, purkaus


timbre the quality of sound that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument
  • the deep timbre of his voice
 sointi, äänenväri
timpani a set of large metal drums (also called kettledrums) in an orchestra
  • The concerto for 2 trumpets and timpani impresses me the most of the works on the program.
 
 patarummut
valve  device in some brass musical instruments for changing the note
  • Norrington's line-up is mainly modern, with some period wind instruments and valveless brass.
 läppä
video jockey
a person who introduces and plays music videos for a broadcast, TV, party, or other entertainment.
  • Each was dubbed from the previous one while it was being projected by hired assistants who served as manic video jockeys for the duration of this performance/installation.
 musiikkivideoiden esittäjä
virtuoso a person who shows very great skill at doing something, especially playing a musical instrument
  • a piano virtuoso
  • Johan becomes a virtuoso of classical music, a driving force who cannot be ignored.
     
 virtuoosi, taituri
actioner a film that has a lot of exciting action and adventure
  • the James Bond actioner ‘Goldeneye’
 toimintaelokuva
cliffhanger a situation in a story, film, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next
  • The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.
  • Tonight’s vote on European policy threatens to be a cliffhanger.
 jännittävä kohta
feature-lenght of the same length as a typical film
  • Britain's favourite man-and-dog team are back for a feature-length big-screen adventure.
     
 täyspitkä
tear-jerker a sentimental story, movie, or song, calculated to evoke sadness or sympathy.
  • It's not as hokey as a lot of films, and it's not a tear-jerker really, but it's good on more levels than just the jokes, that's for sure.
 nyyhkyfilmi
maudlin
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.
  • I think we should be as maudlin as we like and embrace our sentimentalism.
 tunteellinen

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1. Time that is spent broadcasting a particular record, performer, or type of music on the radio (radiosoitto)

2. A combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together (epäsointu)

3. A short period of time separating parts of a play, film or concert (aikaväli)


4. A piece of music consisting of several songs or tunes played or sung one after the other (sekoitus)


5. A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse (kertosäe)

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