English-Italian translations for prelude

preludioAspettatevi allora un aumento delle tensioni, di cui le nostre discussioni odierne non sono che il preludio. You can therefore expect an increase in tensions, to which our debates today are only a prelude. E' stato un utile preludio al Vertice tra l'Unione europea e la Russia in programma per il mese prossimo. It was a useful prelude to the summit between the European Union and Russia scheduled for next month. Speriamo quindi che il successo dell’Ucraina oggi sia anche il preludio al successo per la democrazia domani in Bielorussia. Therefore, let Ukraine’s success today also be the prelude to success for democracy tomorrow in Belarus.
ouverture

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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