WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| ad-lib [sth]⇒ vtr | Latin (improvise) | improvisar⇒ vtr |
| | I lost my notes, so I had to ad-lib my entire speech. |
| | Perdí mis notas así que tuve que improvisar todo mi discurso. |
| ad-lib⇒ vi | Latin (improvise) | improvisar⇒ vi |
| | The actor forgot his lines and was forced to ad-lib. |
| | El actor olvidó sus diálogos y tuvo que improvisar. |
ad lib,
ad-lib,
ad-libbed adj | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisado participio |
| | (voz latina, formal) | ad libitum expr |
| | That wasn't bad for an ad lib presentation. |
| | No estuvo mal para una presentación improvisada. |
| | No estuvo mal para una presentación ad libitum. |
| ad lib adv | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisadamente adv |
| | My entire speech was made ad lib. |
| | Di todo mi discurso improvisadamente. |
ad lib,
ad-lib n | informal, Latin ([sth] improvised) | improvisación nf |
| | That reply was so beautifully timed and phrased that it's hard to believe it was an ad lib. |
| | Esa réplica fue tan atinada que cuesta creer que se tratara de una improvisación. |