improvisieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• clap verb To strike the palms of the hands together to make a sharp sound, especially to applaud.
• improvise verb To create or perform something on the spot without preparation, often using whatever is available.
• wing noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.

Senses

improvisieren is used for these senses in English:

• clap (transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
• improvise To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
• jury-rig (transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.
• play by ear (transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise.
• wing (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

clap — full definition

1. verb To strike the palms of the hands together to make a sharp sound, especially to applaud.
2. noun The act of clapping, or the sharp sound it makes.
3. noun A sudden, loud noise, especially of thunder.

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