quartet

English

Alternative forms

• quartette

Etymology

From French quartette, from Italian quartetto.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

quartet (plural quartets)

1. (music) A music composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.

   A string quartet.

2. (music) The set of four musicians who perform a piece of music together in four parts.

   A quartet of violinists.

3. (music) A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.

   A gospel quartet.

4. Any group of four, especially people.

Synonyms

• group of four: foursome

Translations

music composition in four parts

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四重奏 (zh) (sìchóngzòu)

• Czech: kvartet (cs) m
• Dutch: kwartet (nl) n
• Finnish: kvartetti (fi)
• French: quatuor (fr) m, quartette (fr) m
• German: Quartett (de) n
• Hungarian: kvartett (hu)
• Interlingua: quartetto
• Italian: quartetto (it) m
• Japanese: カルテット (karutetto), 四重奏 (shijūsō)

• Korean: 콰르텟 (kwareutet), 사중주 (ko) (sajungju)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvartett m

  Nynorsk: kvartett m

• Portuguese: quarteto (pt) m
• Romanian: cvartet (ro)
• Russian: кварте́т (ru) m (kvartét)
• Slovene: kvartet m
• Spanish: cuarteto m
• Swedish: kvartett (sv) c
• Tagalog: kuwarteto

four musicians who perform a piece of music together

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四重奏 (zh) (sìchóngzòu)

• Czech: kvarteto (cs) n
• Dutch: kwartet (nl) n
• Finnish: kvartetti (fi)
• French: quatuor (fr) m, quartette (fr) m
• German: Quartett (de) n
• Hungarian: kvartett (hu), négyes (hu)
• Italian: quartetto (it) m
• Japanese: カルテット (karutetto), 四重唱 (shijūshō)
• Korean: 콰르텟 (kwareutet), 사중주 (ko) (sajungju)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kvartett m

  Nynorsk: kvartett m

• Polish: kwartet (pl) m
• Portuguese: quarteto (pt) m
• Russian: кварте́т (ru) m (kvartét)
• Slovene: kvartet m
• Spanish: cuarteto m
• Swedish: kvartett (sv) c
• Tagalog: kuwarteto

group of four

• Dutch: viertal (nl) n, kwartet (nl) n
• Finnish: nelikko (fi), nelikkö (fi)
• French: quatuor (fr) m, quadrille (fr) m
• German: Quartett (de) n
• Hungarian: négyes (hu)
• Italian: quartetto (it) m

• Japanese: 四人組 (yoningumi)
• Maori: tokowhā
• Portuguese: quarteto (pt) m
• Russian: кварте́т (ru) m (kvartét), четвёрка (ru) f (četvjórka), (collective) че́тверо (ru) pl (čétvero)
• Spanish: cuarteto m
• Swedish: kvartett (sv) c

See also

• barbershop quartet

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Catalan

Noun

quartet m (plural quartets)

1. quartet

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French

Noun

quartet m (plural quartets)

1. quartet