sing, sing about, opera, The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings

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昆曲 也是一種opera

opera
(ŏp'ər-ə, ŏp'rə)
n.

1. A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music.
2. The score of such a work.
3. A theater designed primarily for operas.

[Italian, work, opera, from Latin, work, service.]

[名][U][C]歌劇, オペラ（形式, 芸術）；オペラの総譜［歌詞, 興行］；((時にO-))歌劇場, オペラ劇場

go to the opera
オペラを見に行く.

The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings. 事はまだ終わっていない, 勝負は最後までわからない.

Attempts to determine the identity of the diva concerned have been inconclusive.

The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings. ‥One day three years ago, Ralph Carpenter, who was then Texas Tech's sports information director, declared to the press box contingent in Austin, ‘The rodeo ain't over till the bull riders ride.’ Stirred to top that deep insight, San Antonio sports editor Dan Cook countered with, ‘The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings.’
[1978 Washington Post 13 June B1]

As soon as the big blond Brünnhilde finished, it was over. All I could think about was the classic line about the opera never being over until the fat lady sings.
[1988 D. L. Gilbert Black Star Murders viii.]

‘You know, they say that the show's never over until the fat lady sings,’ Mr Bolger said. ‘Well, I think it was her we heard warming up in the wings this week.’
[1992 Independent 11 Aug. 7]

[T]he Royal Opera House's leading lady whose dress was set on fire by an on-stage candle is a classic case of it ain't over till the fat lady singes.
[2002 Times 2 July 19]

Related to: finality

［イタリア語←ラテン語opera （opus仕事＋-a名詞複数語尾）. △OPERATE］

sing

発音

síŋ

singの変化形

sings (複数形) • sang (過去形) • sung (過去分詞) • singing (現在分詞) • sings (三人称単数現在)

singの慣用句

sing along, sing out, sing up, （全3件）

[動]（sang 〔sǽ〕 or((時に))sung 〔s〕, sung, 〜・ing）(自)

1 ［I（[副]）］歌う；歌い続ける((away, on))

sing to a piano accompaniment
ピアノの伴奏に合わせて歌う

sing to a person
人に歌を歌ってやる.

2 〈鳥が〉さえずる；〈虫が〉鳴く, 鳴き続ける(( away, on)).

3 〈湯わかしが〉チンチン鳴る；〈小川などが〉サラサラ音を立てる；〈楽器の弦が〉音を奏でる；〈弾丸などが〉ビューッという音を立てる；〈耳が〉（…のせいで）鳴る, 耳鳴りがする, 〈頭が〉がんがんする((from ...))

The arrow sang past his neck.
矢がビューッと彼の首をかすめた

His ears were singing from the scolding he took.
がみがみしかられて耳鳴りがした.

4 歌を作る, 作詩する；((文))詩［歌］に作る；（…を）賛美する, 祝って歌う((of ...))

Shelley sang for only a short time.
シェリーの詩作は短期間にとどまった

Wordsworth sang of the common man.
ワーズワースはありふれた人を歌いあげた.

5 〈詩などが〉歌える, 歌になる.

6 〈胸が〉（喜びで）高鳴る.

7 ((米俗))自白する, 「歌う」, 密告する, 裏切る.

━━(他)

1 〈歌などを〉歌う, 吟じる；［sing A B/sing B to ［for］ A］〈A（人）にB（歌）を〉歌ってやる

sing him a song ［＝sing a song for him］
彼に歌を歌ってやる.

2 （←(自)）…に歌って（…）させる

sing a baby to sleep ［asleep］
歌って赤ん坊を寝かしつける.

3 （←(自)）…を歌って過ごす［忘れる］((away))；〈年を〉を歌って送る［迎える］((out；in))

sing the blues away
歌って憂うつを忘れる

sing the old year out and the new year in
歌いつつ旧年を送り新年を迎える.

4 …を唱える

sing mass
ミサを詠唱する.

5 ((文))…を詩［歌］に歌う, 詩［歌］に歌ってたたえる；…を礼賛する.

sing along

（歌っている人・演奏（者）に）合わせて歌う, 合唱する((with ...)).

sing out

(自)大声で歌う；大声を上げる, 叫ぶ.

━━(他)

［sing ... out/sing out ...］

…を大声で歌う［言う］.

sing up

声を張り上げて歌う.

━━[名]

1 （弾丸などの）ビューッと鳴る音, うなる音.

2 歌うこと, 歌唱；((主に米))合唱の集い.

［古英語singan. △ドイツ語singen］

sing・a・ble

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