Example: They live stream the concert to reach a global audience.
Definition
"Live" in the context of music means performing or broadcasting in real time, directly to an audience, rather than from a recording. For example, when artists perform live, their music is experienced as it happens, often adding energy and spontaneity to the event.
Translations
transmitir en vivo
uitzenden
emetre en directe
diffuser en direct
live übertragen
Etymology
The word "live" comes from the Old English 'libban' or 'lifan,' meaning 'to have life' or 'to remain alive.' Its use in music to describe real-time performance evolved as technology allowed events to be broadcast or transmitted as they happened. Did you know? The shift to using "live" in broadcasting began prominently in the early 20th century with radio and television.
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"Live" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Music - (C1) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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