rhyme

rima

Parola che termina con gli stessi suoni di un’altra, oppure questa corrispondenza di suoni.

In inglese semplice: A word with the same ending sound as another word, or the matching sounds themselves.

• Can you find a rhyme for blue?
• The final words form a perfect rhyme.
• She uses unexpected rhymes in her songs.

Come si usa: rhyme for something (I need a rhyme for light.)

Espressioni comuni: rhyme for something, perfect rhyme, end rhyme

filastrocca, poesia

Breve poesia o canzone con parole in rima, soprattutto per bambini.

In inglese semplice: A short poem or song, especially one for children, with words that have matching ending sounds.

• She taught us a funny rhyme.
• The children recited their favorite rhymes.
• Do you remember that old nursery rhyme?

Sinonimi: poem, verse

Espressioni comuni: nursery rhyme, children’s rhyme, simple rhyme

versi in rima

Poesia in cui le parole alla fine dei versi hanno suoni corrispondenti.

In inglese semplice: Poetry in which words at the ends of lines have matching sounds.

• The story is written in rhyme.
• She finds rhyme easier to remember than prose.
• He tells jokes in rhyme.

Come si usa: in rhyme (The invitation was written in rhyme.)

Sinonimi: rhyming verse

Espressioni comuni: in rhyme, write in rhyme

rimare

Avere, come parole, gli stessi suoni finali.

In inglese semplice: If words do this, their ending sounds are the same.

• Cat and hat rhyme.
• Does moon rhyme with spoon?
• The last words in each pair of lines rhymed.

Come si usa: rhyme with something (Tree rhymes with sea.)

Espressioni comuni: rhyme with something, words rhyme

rimare, mettere in rima

Disporre o pronunciare parole in modo che i loro suoni finali coincidano.

In inglese semplice: To arrange or say words so their ending sounds match.

• Try to rhyme the final words.
• She rhymed night with light in her song.
• The rapper can rhyme almost any pair of words.

Come si usa: rhyme something with something (He rhymed rain with pain.)

Sinonimi: versify

Espressioni comuni: rhyme words, rhyme something with