Learn English at
Anaversity

I help students all over the world think in English, speak with confidence, and stop translating in their heads.

Years of teaching and studying languages, distilled into one Anaversity.

overture (C1)

カタカナ: オーヴァチュア

IPA: /ˈoʊvərtʃʊər/

An introductory piece of music played before a longer work like an opera, play, or ballet.

意味: オペラ、演劇、バレエなどの長い作品の前に演奏される序奏的な楽曲。

The composer spent months perfecting the overture to ensure the audience was immediately captivated. — The composer spent months perfecting the overture to ensure the audience was immediately captivated.
As the lights dimmed, the orchestra began the sweeping overture that introduced the main themes of the show. — As the lights dimmed, the orchestra began the sweeping overture that introduced the main themes of the show.

Japanese translations of Overture:

make an overture to (collocation): To initiate a proposal or approach toward someone. — "The government decided to make a peace overture to the neighboring country."
reject an overture (collocation): To refuse a proposal or approach. — "The union leaders chose to reject the management's initial overtures."