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orchestre

orchestra

noun or-KEHSTR Less Common
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: Greek orkhestrā

Also means

stalls (theatre seating)

Usage Note

Orchestre refers both to a musical ensemble and, in a theatre, to the ground-floor seating area (what British English calls the stalls). The conductor is le chef d'orchestre. A pit orchestra is l'orchestre de fosse. The adjective is orchestral.

Examples

"L'orchestre joue une symphonie de Beethoven."

Natural Translation

The orchestra is playing a Beethoven symphony.

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