improvisation

improvisation

Représentation créée sur le moment, sans texte préparé ni répétition.

En anglais simple : A performance created as it happens, without a prepared script or rehearsal.

• The actors tried some improvisation.
• Her improvisation made the audience laugh.
• We watched three short improvisations based on suggestions from the crowd.

Synonymes : improv, ad-libbing

Expressions courantes : stage improvisation, comic improvisation, improvisation exercise

improvisation

Création de musique, de poésie ou d’œuvres semblables au moment de les interpréter, sans préparation préalable.

En anglais simple : Creating music, poetry, or similar work as you perform, without preparing it beforehand.

• Jazz often involves improvisation.
• He studied musical improvisation at college.
• Their improvisations turned a simple tune into something unexpected.

Comment l'utiliser : improvisation on something (Her improvisation on the piano lasted five minutes.)

Synonymes : spontaneous composition

Expressions courantes : jazz improvisation, musical improvisation, improvisation on something

amélioration

Fait de modifier quelque chose pour le rendre meilleur.

En anglais simple : The act of changing something to make it better.

• The writer uses improvisation to mean improvement.
• Here, improvisation refers to making a process better.
• In this account, improvisation means improving an existing design.

Comment l'utiliser : improvisation of something (The report uses improvisation of the design to mean making it better.)

Synonymes : improvement, enhancement

Contraires : deterioration

Expressions courantes : improvisation of something, gradual improvisation, further improvisation