by ear
To learn to play or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing…To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction.
» We're kind of playing it by ear.
Ми, можна сказати, імпровізуємо.
Meaning
3 sensesTo learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction.
To learn a language without instruction.
nach Gehör, nach dem Gehör
на слухna slux
To do by guessing, to improvise.
Examples
37 sentencesWe're kind of playing it by ear.
Ми, можна сказати, імпровізуємо. — deniko
Let's play it by ear.
Давайте імпровізувати. — deniko
He played piano by ear.
Він грав на піаніно на слух. — deniko
ruОн играл на фортепиано на слух. — Balamax
deEr spielte Klavier nach Gehör. — kriskelvin
Let's play that by ear.
Давай імпровізувати. — deniko
ruДавай сыграем это на слух. — sharptoothed
She plays the piano by ear.
ruОна играет на пианино по слуху. — shanghainese
deSie spielt Klavier nach Gehör. — samueldora