Music Vocab

album ............................... l’ album (m)

unoriginal, trite ................... banal

indeed, to be sure .................. certes

to cite, to make reference to ....... citer

music videos ....................... les clips (mpl) vidéos

original concept ................... le concept original

competition ........................ le concours

to be awarded ...................... décerner

in decline ......................... en déclin

despite ............................ en dépit de

disappearance ...................... la disparition

(computer) hard disk ............... le disque dur

field, subject area ................ le domaine

to have the right to ............... avoir droit à

recording .......................... l’ enregistrement (m)

enriched ........................... enrichi

cultural habits .................... les habitudes (fpl) culturelles

in play, at play, at stake ......... en jeu

to leave a lot to be desired ....... laisser beaucoup à désirer

threat ............................. la menace

billion ............................ le milliard

digital music ...................... la musique numérique

provocative ........................ provocateur(-trice)

recognition ........................ la reconnaissance

rerelease .......................... la réédition

chorus, refrain .................... le refrain

reversal ........................... le renversement

success ............................ la réussite

significant, important ............. significatif(-ve)

to uphold, maintain ................ soutenir

it is enough to .................... il suffit de

to be tempted to ................... être tenté de