ensemble

See also Ensemble

English

Etymology

From French ensemble.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃mbl̩/, X-SAMPA: /%Q~n"sQ~mbl=/
• (UK, Anglicised) IPA: /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/, X-SAMPA: /%Qn"sQm.b@l/

Noun

Wikipedia ensemble (plural ensembles)

1. a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole
2. a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit
3. ​a group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company
   • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift

     On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.

4. (music) a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists

Derived terms

• ensemblist
• subensemble

Translations

a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole

• Bulgarian: ансамбъл (bg) (ansámbǎl) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全體 (cmn), 全体 (cmn) (quántǐ) (entirety)

• Dutch: ensemble (nl) n
• Finnish: kokonaisuus (fi)
• French: ensemble (fr) m

• German: Ensemble (de) n
• Italian: insieme (it)
• Japanese: セット (ja) (setto)
• Russian: ансамбль (ru) (ansámblʹ) m
• Serbo-Croatian: ансамбл (sh) m, ansambl (sh) m

a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit

• Bulgarian: ансамбъл (bg) (ansámbǎl) m
• Dutch: ensemble (nl) n
• Finnish: asukokonaisuus (fi)
• German: Ensemble (de) n

• Russian: ансамбль (ru) (ansámblʹ) m
• Serbo-Croatian: ansambl (sh) m
• Spanish: conjunto (es) n
• Swedish: ensemble (sv) c

a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company

• Bulgarian: ансамбъл (bg) (ansámbǎl) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合奏 (cmn) (hézòu), 樂隊 (cmn), 乐队 (cmn) (yuèduì), 集體 (cmn), 集体 (cmn) (jítǐ) (group, team)

• Dutch: ensemble (nl) n
• Finnish: yhtye (fi), ensemble (fi)
• French: ensemble (fr) m
• German: Ensemble (de) n
• Greenlandic: nipilersortut (kl)

• Hungarian: együttes (hu)
• Japanese: 合奏 (ja) (がっそう, gassō), アンサンブル (ja) (ansanburu), バンド (ja) (bando)
• Macedonian: ансамбл (mk) (ansámbl) m
• Russian: ансамбль (ru) (ansámblʹ) m
• Serbo-Croatian: ансамбл (sh) m, ansambl (sh) m
• Slovene: ansambel (sl) m
• Swedish: ensemble (sv) c

a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合唱曲 (cmn) (héchàngqǔ)

• Finnish: ensemble (fi)
• German: Ensemble (de) n

• Russian: ансамбль (ru) (ansámblʹ) m, хор (ru) (xor) m, (многоголо́сый вока́льный) номер (ru) (nómer) m (for several vocalists)
• Serbo-Croatian: ансамбл (sh) m, ansambl (sh) m
• Swedish: ensemble (sv) c

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Dutch

Wikipedia ^nl

Noun

ensemble n (plural ensembles, diminutive ensembletje)

1. ensemble
2. ensemble (group of musicians)
3. (theater) troupe

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl/, X-SAMPA: /A~.sA~bl/

Etymology

From Latin insimul, a variant of simul. See also Italian insieme.

Adjective

ensemble

1. together

Adverb

ensemble

1. together

Noun

ensemble m (plural ensembles)

1. an outfit
2. (mathematics) a set

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Old French

Alternative forms

• ansamble
• ensamble

Adverb

ensemble

1. together

Descendants

• French: ensemble
  • English: ensemble
• Guernésiais: ensemblle

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Swedish

Noun

ensemble c

1. ensemble; a coordinated costume or outfit; a suite
2. ensemble; a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company
3. (music) ensemble; a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists

Declension

Declension of ensemble

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ensemble	ensemblen	ensembler	ensemblerna
genitive	ensembles	ensemblens	ensemblers	ensemblernas

References

• ensemble in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)