reprise (redirected from reprises)

re·prise  (r-prz)

n.

1. Music

a. A repetition of a phrase or verse.

b. A return to an original theme.

2. A recurrence or resumption of an action.

tr.v. re·prised, re·pris·ing, re·pris·es

To repeat or resume an action; make a reprise of.

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[Middle English, act of taking back, from Old French, from feminine past participle of reprendre, to take back; see reprieve.]

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reprise [rɪˈpriːz] Music

n

(Music, other) the repeating of an earlier theme

vb

(Music, other) to repeat (an earlier theme)

[from Old French, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere; see reprehend]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

reprise - repeat an earlier theme of a composition reprize, recapitulate, repeat music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

Translations

reprise [rɪˈpriːz]

A. N → repetición f

B. VT → repetir