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Meaning of Serenade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd

Definitions

  1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
  2. An instrumental composition in several movements.

Equivalents

العربية غن
Čeština serenáda
Ελληνικά καντάδα
Suomi serenadi
Italiano serenata
한국어 세레나데
Latina occento
Македонски серенада
Nederlands serenade
Polski serenada
Português serenata
Română serenadă
Русский серенада
Tagalog harana
Türkçe serenat
Українська серенада

Examples

“From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night.”
“A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made”
““Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart.”

CEFR level

C2
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