How do you pronounce ad-lib?

ad-lib is pronounced as /ˌæd ˈlɪb/.

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ad-lib

🎤ad-lib (ad-lib)

verb

/ˌæd ˈlɪb/

dire improvisé (dire improvize)

ad adage

Signification

to speak or perform without preparation; to improvise

Traduction de la signification

parler ou jouer sans préparation; improviser

parler ou jouer sans preparation; improviser

Phrases d'exemple

The comedian ad-libbed a joke when the microphone failed.

Le comédien a improvisé une blague lorsque le microphone a échoué.

Expressions d'exemple

ad-lib remark

remarque improvisée

remarque improvise

Synonymes

improvise, extemporize, invent, wing it

Antonymes

prepare, rehearse

Collocations

ad-lib speech, ad-lib joke, ad-lib performance

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