English to Irish Meaning of lilt - lilt

Lilt :

lilt

noun

portaireacht

verb

chanadh, cogar

Lilt :: liltLilted :: liltedLilting :: portaireachtLilts :: lilts

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Definitions of lilt in English

Noun(1) a jaunty rhythm in music
Verb(1) articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Examples of lilt in English

(1) In Schubert's music, the Viennese lilt and nuance in the phrasing, touch, singing line and overall style, even the pauses and silences, require complete mastery.(2) A great sea of red and green, the lilt of familiar voices, the belief that this is our year - all that will help to deflect that mixture of doubt and expectation we brought so often to Croke Park in the past.(3) And from its midst rises the rhythm and lilt and melody and meaning of words.(4) Like her musical heroes Shawn Colvin and Joan Armatrading, Ferrick can dangle a crowd on the lilt of a lyric and nail the nuance of a conflicted feeling with one well-sung word.(5) He spoke at once, just the slightest lilt to his voice betraying his origins.(6) There's deliciously crisp Scottish lilt to her speaking voice, which is sadly lost when she sings.(7) he spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt(8) The lilt in James' voice gives away his Cape Breton roots, but the barbs in his material are clearly Canadian.(9) God is there in every platform and on every level, he sees through your eyes and hears the lilt in your voice as you sing.(10) the lilt of the Hawaiian music(11) Yet rather than the French, Argentinian and Dutch tones to be found today, the slang Hill couldn't decipher was the Scottish brogue and the Irish lilt .(12) In turning it to a danceable 8/4 rhythm they completely lost the appealing lilt of the song.(13) Only the unmistakable lilt of his mid-European accent gives a clue to his unsettled past.(14) Even though the statement was short, I could hear the soft lilt of an Irish accent.(15) The Cleveland performances were oddly disappointing: inflexible, poker-faced, and without a hint of the sensuous rubato that gives this music its infectious lilt .(16) Given the gentle lilt of her voice, it's no wonder slow-burning hymns like ├ö├ç├┐Isolada├ö├ç├û and ├ö├ç├┐Amdjer de Nos Terra├ö├ç├û are her proven domain.

Synonyms

Noun

1. cadence ::

cadence

2. rise and fall ::

ardú agus titim

3. inflection ::

infhilleadh

4. intonation ::

tuin chainte

5. rhythm ::

rithim

6. swing ::

swing

7. beat ::

buille

8. pulse ::

Pulse

9. tempo ::

luas

Different Forms

lilt, lilted, lilting, lilts

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