English-French translations for prelude

préludeJ'espère sincèrement qu'il s'agit d'un prélude à un bon résultat au vote de demain. I really hope that this is a prelude to a good result at tomorrow's vote. C'est une sorte de prélude à ce qui se produira après l'adhésion complète. This is intended as a kind of prelude to what will happen after full membership. Attendez-vous alors à l’aggravation des tensions dont nos débats d’aujourd’hui ne sont que le prélude. You can therefore expect an increase in tensions, to which our debates today are only a prelude.

An introductory or preliminary performance or event
A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program
To introduce something, as a prelude

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