musique

music

noun moo-ZEEK Common

Origin: Greek mousike via Latin musica.

Usage Note

Musique is used for music in all senses — genre, art form, or a specific piece. The phrase mettre de la musique means to put on (play) music. A related word is le musicien / la musicienne (musician), and musical(e) functions as the adjective. In French cinema, une comédie musicale is a musical film.

Examples

"Elle écoute de la musique classique."

Natural Translation

She listens to classical music.

Literal Translation

She listens of the music classical.

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