quartet

• Sustantivo que designa un grupo de cuatro personas o cosas, así como una composición musical escrita para cuatro instrumentos o voces.

A noun referring to a group of four people, things, or performers, or a musical composition written for four instruments or voices.

1. Group of four peopleB1formal

   A set of four people considered as a unit, often performers or singers.

   Cuarteto (grupo de cuatro personas)

   • The string quartet played beautifully at the concert.
   • A jazz quartet performed at the club last night.
   • The quartet of friends always travels together.

   Sinónimosfoursomequadruplettetrad

2. Musical compositionB1formal

   A piece of music written for four performers or instruments.

   cuarteto

   • Beethoven composed many famous string quartets.
   • The quartet was written for two violins, a viola, and a cello.
   • They rehearsed the quartet for weeks before the performance.

3. Set of four thingsB2formal

   A collection or group of four similar items considered as a unit.

   Cuarteto (conjunto de cuatro)

   • The artist created a quartet of paintings for the exhibition.
   • A quartet of novels explores the same theme.
   • The quartet of seasons is represented in the artwork.

   Sinónimosfoursometetrad

4. The number fourA2formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.

   El número cuatro

   • A quartet is the same as the number four.
   • The quartet of players formed a team.
   • He counted a quartet of birds on the fence.

   Sinónimosfourfoursomequaternaryquaterniontetrad