No. 757 in French
concert
A musical performance given in public.
In a sentence
Je vais assister à un concert de jazz ce soir.
I am going to attend a jazz concert tonight.
Concert in this sentence refers to a musical performance by a group or artist.
Ils ont travaillé de concert pour résoudre le problème.
They worked together to solve the problem.
Here, concert is used as part of the expression 'de concert', meaning 'in harmony' or 'together' in a collaborative effort.
Le concert des oiseaux ce matin m'a réveillé.
The chorus of birds this morning woke me up.
Concert refers metaphorically to the harmonious and collective sound created by the birds singing.
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