improvise

[US]/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/
[UK]/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. skape eller utføre (musikk, teater osv.) spontant eller uten forberedelse.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularimprovises
Past Tenseimprovised
Present Participleimprovising
Past Participleimprovised
Pluralimprovises

Example Sentences

improvise a new verse

improvisere en ny strofe

improvised a dinner for the unexpected guests; improvise a makeshift tourniquet.

lager en middag for de uventede gjestene; improvisere en midlertidig blodstopp.

the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style.

evnen til å improvisere operatiske arier i hvilken som helst stil.

The church organist may improvise on a ground bass.

Kirkeorgelisten kan improvisere over en bassbas.

I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress.

Jeg improviserte et kostym for meg selv fra en gammel blå kjole.

his stand-up routine depends on improvised observations.

hans stand-up-rutine avhenger av improviserte observasjoner.

We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles.

Vi improviserte en telt av to kudd og noen lange stokker.

He improvised a song about the football team’s victory.

Han improviserte en sang om fotballlagets seier.

He was a composer of songs and a wonderful conductor, a man who could improvise lines on the moment.

Han var en komponist av sanger og en utøvende dirigent, en som kunne improvisere linjer på stedet.

asked an unpremeditated question. Something that isad-lib is spontaneous and improvised and therefore not part of a prepared script or score:

stilte en uforberedt spørsmål. Noe som er ad-lib er spontant og improvisert og derfor ikke en del av en forberedt manuskript eller noter:

Real-world Examples

Lovely. Not only is my plan screwed up, I also forgot how to improvise.

Fin. Ikke bare er min plan ødelagt, jeg har også glemt hvordan jeg skal improvisere.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

It's all improvised. It's very funny.

Det er alt improvisert. Det er veldig morsomt.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

The actors improvised a scene based on an audience suggestion.

Skuespillerne improviserte en scene basert på en tilskuers forslag.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

During classes he would often improvise, leaving his classmates and teachers in fits of laughter.

Under forelesningene improviserte han ofte, og la sine medelever og lærere kike av morsomhet.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

We can change it. We can...we can improvise.

Vi kan endre det. Vi kan... vi kan improvisere.

Source: Our Day Season 2

I didn't think this unusual. Improvising was routine for me.

Jeg synte ikke dette var unntatt. Å improvisere var rutine for meg.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

All right, then, we need to improvise.

Okay, så må vi improvisere.

Source: English little tyrant

I improvised like you wanted without my map.

Jeg improviserte som du ville uten min kart.

Source: Our Day Season 2

So Johnson and his family improvised.

Så improviserte Johnson og hans familie.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Finding those is hard-like composing music, or improvising jazz.

Å finne dem er vanskelig – som å komponere musikk, eller improvisere jazz.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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