Refrain

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Translation of Refrain into English

Noun

1.
Liedteil
  • Everyone joined in during the chorus of the song.Alle stimmten beim Refrain des Liedes ein.
2.
Musik, Gespräch
  • The refrain of the song was catchy and memorable.Der Refrain des Liedes war eingängig und einprägsam.
  • His favorite refrain was 'practice makes perfect.'Sein Lieblingsspruch war 'Übung macht den Meister.'
3.
Musik
Rare
  • The overword of the song was catchy.Der Refrain des Liedes war eingängig.
4.
Musik
TECH.
  • The song's repetend made it catchy.Der Refrain des Liedes machte es eingängig.
5.
Musik
TECH.
  • The ritornello was played by the full orchestra.Das Ritornell wurde vom gesamten Orchester gespielt.
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Expressions with Refrain: translations and examples in English

The carol included a cheerful fa-la refrain.
The carol included a cheerful fa-la refrain.

Synonyms and analogies of Refrain in German

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Other examples with Refrain

His favorite refrain was 'practice makes perfect.'
Sein Lieblingsspruch war 'Übung macht den Meister.'

Translations of "Refrain" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
chorusn.

Alle ermutigten sie, den Refrain etwas lauter zu singen.

They all encouraged her to belt the chorus a bit louder.

Als der Refrain einsetzte, schrien alle und haben so richtig abgetanzt.

When the chorus dropped, everybody screamed and got down like crazy.

refrainn.

Ein Kind schreit den Refrain, während all die anderen unisono kreischen.

One child yells the refrain while all the others bray in unison.

Der Refrain war achtsilbig und wiederholte sich wunderschön im gesamten Stück.

The refrain was octosyllabic, repeating itself beautifully throughout the piece.

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Refrain: Examples and translations in context

Das Lied hat vier Takte, die sich im Refrain wiederholen.

The song has four bars that repeat throughout the chorus.

Als die Band spielte, sangen alle beim mitreißenden Refrain mit.

As the band played, the pounding chorus had everyone singing along.

Sobald der Refrain einsetzte, hat die ganze Menge zusammen abgetanzt.

As soon as the chorus hit, the whole crowd jammed out together.

Als der Refrain einsetzte, schwangen wir alle ohne nachzudenken das Tanzbein.

When the chorus hit, we all busted a groove without thinking twice.

Diese Akkordfolge führt wunderschön in den letzten Refrain des Liedes.

That chord progression leads beautifully into the final chorus of the song.

Wir sangen den Refrain in einem Atemzug und erschreckten das ruhige Café.

We sang the chorus in one breath and startled the quiet café.

Beim letzten Refrain legte die Sängerin noch einen Gang zu und beeindruckte das Publikum.

The singer found another gear during the final chorus and amazed the audience.

Als der Refrain einsetzte, trat die Sängerin aufs Gas und beeindruckte alle.

When the chorus hit, the singer gave it the gun and amazed everyone.

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