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Meanings of improvisation in English

Portuguese
improvisação
Catalan
improvisació

A performance given extempore without planning or preparation.

improvisação
Catalan
improvisació
Spanish
improvisación

An unplanned expedient.

improvisació
Synonyms
Examples for "temporary expedient"
Examples for "temporary expedient"
1
It was accepted for the sake of peace, as a temporary expedient.
John Redmond's Last Years
2
It was a temporary expedient only, but it would serve Rivière's purpose.
Swirling Waters
3
But no method of selling liquor can be more than a temporary expedient.
Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
4
They know that, for her, toleration is only a temporary expedient.
Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union
5
It will be seen that this is no temporary expedient, such as, alas!
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
Usage of improvisation in English
1
However, flipping the script doesn't mean that you do improvisation without rules.
Ebony
2
Best of all, there's plenty of room for improvisation and parts substitution.
Wired
3
Here insurrection assumes the character of a plot; there of an improvisation.
Les Misérables
4
There is, of course, a lot of contemporary music that embraces improvisation.
The Irish Times
5
They just did as they were told; mostly it was inspired improvisation.
The godfather of kathmandu
6
That way you see the movement and you can do this improvisation.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
7
The 31-year-old actor led improvisation sessions so Murray could share his perspective.
The Guardian
8
Holy daring, our foundress said, lets itself be guided by divine improvisation.
Unfinished desires: a novel
9
Zelenskiy's aides present this kind of improvisation as part of his charm.
The Guardian
10
At these times she produces on one the effect of an improvisation.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 / Germany, Austria-H...
11
It mixes improvisation with block ensemble writing concluding with a fiery finish.
Radio NZ
12
The word escaped him, he afterwards said, in 'the heat of improvisation.'
The Liberation of Italy, 1815-1870
13
It is a dish that invites improvisation and tweaking according to taste.
The Guardian
14
It's like a musical improvisation which is unthinkable without a brilliant technique.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
15
Be that as it may, Tragedy-asalso Comedy-wasat first mere improvisation.
The Poetics of Aristotle
16
To start improvisation for this infinitely simple dish you need a working model.
The Guardian
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Translations for improvisation
Portuguese
improvisação
Improvisation through the time
Improvisation across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common