riff
A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocalA repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
» That riff is a little stock.
Значение
значений: 5A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!
Riff, Motiv, Ostinato
моти́вmotív
A clever or witty remark.
witzige Bemerkung
A variation on something.
A spoof.
(архаичное)The belly; the bowels.
- a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
- a Berber living in northern Morocco
Примеры
предложений: 4That riff is a little stock.
Let's hear this new riff.
You've had enough of this riff-raff? Well, we'll help you get rid of it.
У вас было достаточно этого сброда? Что ж, мы вам поможем от него избавиться.
Pulsating rhythms, electronic riffs and the steady beat of rock and roll radiate from this suburban Washington townhome.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
Uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of riffle, or an alteration of refrain. From Middle EnglishUncertain. Perhaps a clipping of riffle, or an alteration of refrain.
From Middle English *rif (found only in midrif), from Old English hrif (“the belly; womb”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrif, from Proto-Germanic *hrefaz (“body; torso; belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”). Distant doublet of corpus, corpse, and corse.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Формы
мн. число: riffsСинонимы
синонимов: 1- a Berber living in northern Morocco:Riffian