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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaus dem Stegreif
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aus dem Stegreif
"Sie hielt eine Rede aus dem Stegreif."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short piece of instrumental music, especially for piano, performed in a relaxed, spontaneous style.
"She played a charming impromptu by Schubert at the gathering."
- 1
Done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
"We had an impromptu meeting in the hallway to discuss the new project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French impromptu, from Latin in promptu ('in readiness', 'at hand'), from in ('in') + promptus ('brought forth, prompt').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Impromptu" is said worldwide
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impromptu
Transliteration: impromptu
"Ils ont fait un discours impromptu."
aus dem Stegreif
Transliteration: aus dem Stegreif
"Sie hielt eine Rede aus dem Stegreif."
improvvisato
Transliteration: improvvisato
"Abbiamo fatto una festa improvvisata."
improvisado
Transliteration: improvisado
"Tuvimos una reunión improvisada en la oficina."
de improviso
Transliteration: de improviso
"Fizemos um discurso de improviso."
तात्कालिक
Transliteration: taatkalik
"यह एक तात्कालिक बैठक थी।"
即兴的
Transliteration: jíxìng de
"我们在走廊里进行了一次即兴的讨论。"
즉흥적인
Transliteration: jeukheungjeogin
"우리는 복도에서 즉흥적인 회의를 했다."
即興の
Transliteration: sokkyō no
"私たちは廊下で即興のミーティングを開いた。"
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