jazz

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒæz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒæz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jaz)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
jazz n (20th-century musical style)jazz nm
 We listened to some jazz in a club after dinner.
 Fuimos a escuchar jazz luego de cenar.
jazz adj (music: in the jazz style)de jazz loc adj
  jazzístico/a adj
 The shop specializes in jazz recordings of the 1950s.
 La tienda se especializa en álbumes de jazz de los años 50.
jazz adj (relating to jazz music)de jazz loc adj
 The audience gave the jazz trio a standing ovation.
jazz [sb]⇒ vtr informal, US (excite) (figurado)dar vida loc verb
  alegrar⇒ vtr
 Seeing my favorite movie star in the flesh really jazzed me!
 ¡Ver a mi estrella de cine favorita me dio vida!
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
jazz n mainly US, informal (insincere talk) (ES, coloquial)rollo nm
  (AR, coloquial)cháchara nf
 Billy keeps talking about his important new job, but I think it's all jazz.
 Bill sigue hablando de su nuevo e importante trabajo pero yo creo que es puro rollo.
jazz n informal (excitement, liveliness)emoción nf
  excitación nf
 The actor was lured to the US by the jazz and glamour of Hollywood.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
jazz [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (make more exciting)darle vida a loc verb
  darle un toque de color a, darle color a loc verb
  (ES, coloquial)darle vidilla a loc verb
 Mary decided to jazz up the room with some pictures.
 Mary decidió darle vida a la habitación con algunos cuadros.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
and all that jazz adv informal (and the like, etc.)y todo eso expr
  y ese tipo de cosas expr
 Ross is really into fitness, going to the gym, and all that jazz.
jazz band n (musical group who play jazz)grupo de jazz nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Formó su propio grupo de jazz y está de gira por Europa.
  banda de jazz nf
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Woody Allen y su banda de jazz ofrecieron un concierto en Barcelona en 2007.
jazz club n (jazz music venue)local de jazz grupo nom
 Rita was a singer at the local jazz club.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Después de cenar fuimos a un local de jazz a tomarnos una copa.
  club de jazz grupo nom
jazz dancer n (performer who dances to jazz music)bailarín de jazz, bailarina de jazz nm, nf + loc adj
jazz festival n (music event: series of jazz performances)festival de jazz nm
 The jazz festival is going to be wild this year.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El festival de jazz de Donosti atrae a mucha gente.
jazz musician n (instrumentalist who plays jazz music)músico de jazz, música de jazz nm, nf + loc adj
 Louis Armstrong is one of the best jazz musicians.
 Louis Amstrong es uno de los mejores músicos de jazz.
  jazzista n común
 Louis Armstrong es uno de los mejores jazzistas.
jazz singer n (vocalist who sings jazz music)cantante de jazz n común + loc adj
 Ella Fitzgerald was an amazing jazz singer.
jazzman,
jazz man n		 (male jazz musician)músico de jazz nm + loc adj
mainstream jazz n (traditional or popular jazz music)jazz clásico nm + adj
  jazz tradicional nm + adj mf
 This album will delight fans of mainstream jazz.
 Este álbum le gustará a los fanáticos del jazz clásico.
modern jazz n (progressive style of jazz music)jazz moderno nm
 Modern jazz is hard to listen to but fun to play.
 El jazz moderno es difícil de escuchar pero divertido de tocar.
  jazz contemporáneo nm
 El jazz contemporáneo exige mayor espacio en el movimiento.
play jazz v expr (make jazz music)tocar jazz loc verb
  hacer jazz loc verb
progressive jazz n (subgenre of jazz music)jazz progresivo loc nom m
 He claimed to like progressive jazz so as to impress her.
 Dijo que le gusta el jazz progresivo sólo para impresionarla.
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'jazz' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bebop - boogie-woogie - bop - dixieland - hard bop - hepcat - jazz band - jazz club - jazz dancer - jazz festival - jazz musician - jazz singer - jazzman - jazzy - mainstream jazz - modern jazz - play jazz - progressive jazz - rag - scat - skiffle - swing - swing music - traditional
Spanish:
jazz - dar color - dixie - no venirle a uno con cuentos


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