off-key

ˌɔːfˈkiː
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Translation of off-key from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

music

not in tune musically
  • The singer's performance was off-key.Het optreden van de zanger was vals.
2.

figurative

not harmonious or in agreement
  • His comments were off-key with the team's goals.Zijn opmerkingen waren niet in overeenstemming met de doelen van het team.
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Synonyms and analogies of off-key in English

Examples of off-key in a sentence

  • The off-key notes were noticeable during the rehearsal.
  • Her views were off-key with the company's values.
  • The proposal seemed off-key to the board's vision.

Translations of "off-key" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
valsadj.

We split our sides when he tried to sing karaoke completely off-key.

We lagen in een deuk toen hij totaal vals karaoke probeerde te zingen.

By midnight he was roaring drunk, singing off-key and hugging total strangers.

Tegen middernacht was hij stomdronken, zong hij vals en omhelsde vreemden.

She gets a bang out of singing karaoke, even if she's off-key.

Zij krijgt een kick van karaoke zingen, ook al zingt ze vals.

The musician struggled because her voice was off-key under pressure.

De muzikante had het moeilijk omdat haar stem onder druk vals werd.

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off-key: Examples and translations in context

Fans gave the singer a bashing online after that painfully off-key performance.

Fans brandden de zanger online af na dat pijnlijk vals gezongen optreden.

He has an ear for off-key notes and stops the choir immediately.

Hij heeft een oor voor valse noten en stopt het koor onmiddellijk.

The guitarist played an off-key note that disrupted the melody.

De gitarist speelde een valse noot die de melodie verstoorde.

That off-key sound made the song less enjoyable to listen to.

Dat valse geluid maakte het nummer minder prettig om naar te luisteren.

The off-key whistle was clearly out of place along with the band.

Het valse gefluit paste duidelijk niet bij de rest van de band.

Their off-key rendition of the national anthem drew some criticism.

Hun valse versie van het volkslied leverde de nodige kritiek op.

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