orchestra pit
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈɔrkɪstrə pɪt/
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foso de orquesta
- In the tiny orchestra pit, as we will see later, is an old upright piano.
- stage and orchestra pit
- orchestra pit will be covered
Examples
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It's the orchestra pit for the San Francisco Opera.
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Perhaps you'd enjoy seeing the opera from the orchestra pit.
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There are stairs under the orchestra pit and at the ends of the side aisles.
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They had watched two aerialists fly above the orchestra pit as well, a "special act" not directly related to the musical.
Blog text (2) -
One of the most effective aspects of Richard Wagner's design for the Bayreuth Festspielhaus is the sunken, completely invisible orchestra pit.
Academic text (1997) -
Designed for stage and screen, it featured a single-level balcony, gold metallic wall paint, a gilded ceiling with ornate chandeliers, and a sizable orchestra pit.
Blog text (8) -
The conductor signaled to the musicians in the orchestra pit to start playing the overture.
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As the curtain rose, the music from the orchestra pit filled the theater, setting the mood for the performance.
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Viewers in the front row could see the musicians in the orchestra pit as they played along with the actors on stage.
Synonyms
122
6.8
A place where people gather for an activity, like trading
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'orchestra' (ensemble of musicians) + 'pit' (a lowered area) yields a lowered area where the orchestra sits. This is a transparent, language-common construction (e.g., Spanish/french equivalents) and contextual cues disambiguate the meaning of 'pit', so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun orchestra pit comes from theaters where the orchestra sat in a lower area called a pit in front of the stage so the musicians would not block the view. That's why the phrase means 'the lower area where the orchestra sits to play for the show'.