impromptu

ɛ̃pʁɔ̃pty

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Definition of impromptu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

spontanéfait sans préparation à l'avance, de manière spontanée

Nous avons organisé une fête impromptu pour célébrer la bonne nouvelle.

improvisé

spontané

Noun, masculine

spontanéchose faite rapidement sans avoir été préparée à l'avance

Son discours était un impromptu très réussi.

improvisation

spontanéité

artpetite création artistique faite sur le moment

Le pianiste a joué un impromptu de Chopin.

création spontanée

cuisine

Rare

repas préparé rapidement avec ce qu'on a sous la main

Rare

Nous avons organisé un impromptu avec les voisins.

Adverb

spontanément

Rare

de manière spontanée, sans préparation ni organisation préalable

Rare

Elle a décidé impromptu de partir en voyage ce week-end.

à l'improviste

sans prévenir

spontanément

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discours impromptu

allocution prononcée sans préparation préalable de manière spontanée

Le maire a prononcé un discours impromptu lors de l'inauguration.

Origin of impromptu

latin, in (dans) + promptus (prêt)

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impromptu

événement imprévu ou visite spontanée

Examples of impromptu in a sentence

Une réunion impromptu s'est tenue ce matin.
Ils ont improvisé un impromptu lors de la fête.
L’impromptu du musicien a surpris tout le public.
L’acteur a improvisé un impromptu lors de la répétition.
Un impromptu poétique a été récité pendant la soirée.
Un impromptu a été improvisé après la réunion.

Chacun a apporté un plat pour l'impromptu du dimanche.
Nous sommes sortis impromptu après le dîner.
Il a chanté impromptu devant tout le monde.

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English:impromptu, improvisation, ...
German:spontan, Improvisation, ...
Italian:improvvisato, improvvisata, ...
Spanish:improvisado, improvisación, ...
Portuguese:improvisado, improviso, ...
Chinese:即兴的, 即兴之作, ...
Japanese:即興の, 即興, ...
Arabic:عفوي, ارتجال, ...
Hebrew:סְפּוֹנְטָנִי, אִימְפְּרוֹמְפְּטוּ, ...
Russian:импровизированный, импровизация, ...
Ukrainian:спонтанний, імпровізація, ...
Catalan:improvisat, improvís, ...
Danish:improviseret, improvisation, ...
Dutch:impulsief, impromptu, ...
Greek:αυθόρμητος, αυθόρμητο, ...
Hungarian:rögtönzött, rögtönzés, ...
Khmer:ដោយឯកឯង, ការនិយាយភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:즉흥적인, 즉흥, ...
Polish:improwizowany, improwizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):improvisado, improviso, ...
Romanian:spontan, improvizație, ...
Swedish:improviserad, improvisation, ...
Thai:กะทันหัน, สิ่งที่ทำโดยไม่ได้เตรียมตัว, ...
Turkish:spontane, doğaçlama, ...
Vietnamese:ngẫu hứng, bài phát biểu ngẫu hứng, ...

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Definition of impromptu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

Adverb

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