ORCHESTRA


Meaning of ORCHESTRA in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ large , small

▪ full

The full ~ includes two harps.

▪ great , major ( esp. AmE ), top ( esp. BrE )

▪ live

▪ amateur , professional

▪ symphony

▪ chamber , jazz , string

▪ school , youth

VERB + ORCHESTRA

▪ conduct

▪ lead

▪ join

ORCHESTRA + VERB

▪ perform (sth) , play (sth)

▪ strike up (sth)

The ~ struck up a lively march.

▪ tune up

ORCHESTRA + NOUN

▪ pit

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

She plays viola in a string ~.

▪ ~ under

the Ulster Orchestra under Philip Ledger

PHRASES

▪ the leader of the ~ ( BrE ) ( concertmaster in AmE )

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .