improvisar

v.

to improvise (discurso, plan).

improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed

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improvisar

► verbo transitivo

1 to improvise

► verbo intransitivo

1 to improvise

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VT [+ discurso] to improvise; [+ comida] to rustle up *; [+ música] to extemporize; [+ representación] to ad-lib

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1.

verbo transitivo to improvise

improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house

improvisar una comida — to rustle up a meal

2.

improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)

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= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

Ex. We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.

Ex. A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.

Ex. The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.

Ex. 'Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.

Ex. Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.

Ex. One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.

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* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

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1.

verbo transitivo to improvise

improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house

improvisar una comida — to rustle up a meal

2.

improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)

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= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.

Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.

Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.

Ex: 'Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.

Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.

Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.

* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

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improvisar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹lección/discurso/versos› to improvise

2 (preparar con pocos recursos) ‹cama/cortina› to improvise

improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa they had an impromptu party o (colloq) they got up a party with what they had in the house

con cuatro latas improvisamos una cena estupenda we rustled up a great meal from a few cans

no podemos improvisar un director gerente de un día para otro we can't conjure up a managing director overnight

■ improvisar

vi

«actor» to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); «músico» to improvise, extemporize

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improvisar (conjugate improvisar) verbo transitivo
to improvise;

◊ improvisar una comida to rustle up a meal

verbo intransitivo [actor/músico] to improvise
improvisar verbo transitivo to improvise
Mús to extemporize

'improvisar' also found in these entries:
English:
ad-lib
- cobble together
- ear
- improvise
- rig up
- jam
- knock
- put
- throw
- whip

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improvisar

♦ vt

[discurso, plan, actuación artística] to improvise; [comida] to rustle up, to improvise;

improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed;

improvisaron un campamento para albergar a los refugiados a makeshift camp was set up to provide shelter for the refugees

♦ vi

[músico, orador, actor] to improvise; [al olvidar el diálogo] to ad-lib

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improvisar

v/t improvise

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improvisar v

: to improvise, to ad-lib

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improvisar vb to improvise