voz

Definitions of voz
  1. noun
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
    synonyms: tono
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    tónica
    (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
    dominante
    (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
    garganteo, gorgorito, gorjeo, quiebro, trinado, trino, vibración
    a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
    redonda, redondo, semibreve
    a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
    negro
    a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
    semicorchea
    a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
    fusa
    a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
    semifusa
    a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
    apoyatura, quiebro
    an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
    arpegio
    a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
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    solfa
    (music) notation used by musicians
  2. noun
    the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
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    acompañamiento
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
    bajo
    the lowest part in polyphonic music
    contrapunto
    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
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    melodía, tonada
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  3. noun
    the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
    synonyms: vocalización
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    garganta
    the musical quality of the voice while singing
    barítono
    the second lowest adult male singing voice
    contralto
    the lowest female singing voice
    mezzosoprano
    the female singing voice between contralto and soprano
    soprano
    the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
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    comunicación
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
  4. noun
    gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
    synonyms: bola, bolado, fábula, hablada, habladuría, macutazo, rumor, runrún, tole
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    comentario
    a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  5. noun
    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
    synonyms: portavoz, vocero
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    viajante
    a salesman who travels to call on customers
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    defensor, partidario
    a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  6. noun
    (metonymy) a singer
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    cancionista, cantante, vocalista
    a person who sings
  7. noun
    the chance to speak
    synonyms: opinión
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    coyuntura, lugar, margen, ocasión, opción, oportunidad, perspectiva, proporción, resquicio
    a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
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