skiffle

[US]/'skɪf(ə)l/
[UK]/'skɪfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. musique jazz précoce; musique jazz bruyante
Word Forms
Plurielskiffles

Phrases & Collocations

skiffle music

musique skiffle

skiffle band

groupe de skiffle

skiffle guitar

guitare skiffle

skiffle genre

genre skiffle

Example Sentences

Joel Veitch's career in animation took off after his skiffle kittens became an Internet phenomenon 5 years ago.

La carrière de Joel Veitch dans l'animation a décollé après que ses chatons skiffle soient devenus un phénomène d'Internet il y a 5 ans.

Real-world Examples

In July, 1957, Paul McCartney joined the Quarryman, John Lenno, skiffle Band.

En juillet 1957, Paul McCartney a rejoint les Quarryman, John Lenno, un groupe de skiffle.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Shortly after the audition, the Quarrymen abandoned skiffle for the more promising rock and roll genre.

Peu de temps après l'audition, les Quarrymen ont abandonné le skiffle pour le genre rock and roll, plus prometteur.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

George wanted rock or skiffle or both and to do that he needed money encouragement and, well, a guitar.

George voulait du rock ou du skiffle, ou les deux, et pour cela, il avait besoin d'argent, d'encouragement et, eh bien, d'une guitare.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

At one point, I was told to skiffle carrots.

À un moment donné, on m'a dit de râper des carottes.

Source: Miranda Season 3

The young Harrison started dressing up as a teddy boy, sporting drainpipe trousers and a quiff he listened avidly to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, as well as the early all-British skiffle records for the uninitiated.

Le jeune Harrison a commencé à se déguiser en teddy boy, portant des pantalons évasés et une crête, et écoutait avidement Chuck Berry et Buddy Holly, ainsi que les premiers enregistrements britanniques de skiffle pour les non-initiés.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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