double-stop

ˈdʌbl stɒp

Definition

Definition of double-stop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

string instruments

TECH.

technique used to play two strings simultaneously

TECH.

The double-stop added depth to the performance.

double stopping

Verb

music

TECH.

play two notes on a stringed instrument

TECH.

She double-stopped to create a rich harmony.

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Origin of double-stop

French, double (twofold) + stop (to block)

Examples of double-stop in a sentence

His favorite technique was the double-stop.
He learned to double-stop during his violin lessons.
The cellist double-stopped to enhance the melody.

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French:double arrêt, faire un double-stop, ...
German:Doppelsaitenspiel, Doppelgriffe spielen, ...
Italian:doppio stop, suonare due note contemporaneamente, ...
Spanish:doble stop, tocar dos notas a la vez, ...
Portuguese:duplo toque, tocar duas notas, ...
Chinese:双音, 双音演奏, ...
Japanese:ダブルストップ, ダブルストップをする, ...
Arabic:عَزْف وَتَرَيْن, عَزَفَ نَغْمَتَيْن, ...
Hebrew:נִגּוּן עַל שְׁתֵּי מֵיתָרוֹת, לְנַגֵּן שְׁנֵי תְּוִים, ...
Russian:двойной приём, играть двойные ноты, ...
Ukrainian:подвійне зупинення, грати подвійні ноти, ...
Hindi:डबल-स्टॉप, दो नोट बजाना, ...
Bengali:ডাবল-স্টপ, দুটি নোট বাজানো, ...
Catalan:doble corda, tocar dues notes alhora, ...
Czech:dvojhmat, hrát dvojhmat, ...
Danish:dobbeltgreb, dobbeltstoppe, ...
Dutch:dubbelgreep, dubbelgrepen spelen, ...
Greek:διπλό σταμάτημα, παίζω διπλές νότες, ...
Hungarian:kettősfogás, kettősfogást játszani, ...
Khmer:បច្ចេកទេសលេងខ្សែពីរក្នុងពេលតែមួយ, លេងសូរពីរក្នុងពេលតែមួយលើឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រីមានខ្សែ, ...
Korean:더블 스탑, 더블 스탑을 하다, ...
Persian:دو سیم نوازی, دو نت را همزمان نواخت, ...
Polish:dwudźwięk, zagrać dwudźwięk, ...
Portuguese (BR):duplo toque, tocar duas notas, ...
Romanian:dubla notă, a cânta două note simultan, ...
Swedish:dubbelgrepp, dubbelgreppa, ...
Thai:การเล่นสองสายพร้อมกัน, เล่นสองโน้ตพร้อมกัน, ...
Turkish:çift durak, çift nota çalmak, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ thuật chơi hai dây, chơi hai nốt, ...

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