blues

blues  (blz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.

2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first: "The blues is an expression of anger against shame and humiliation" (B.B. King).

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[Short for blue devils.]

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bluesman n.

bluesy adj.

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blues

Noun, pl

the blues

1. a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness

2. a type of folk song originating among Black Americans

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes African-American music, black music - music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture blue note - a flattened third or seventh boogie, boogie-woogie - an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
	2.	blues - a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

Translations

blues [bluːz] npl the blues (MUS) → el blues;

to have the blues → estar triste

blues [bluːz] blue npl the blues (Mus) → le blues;

to have the blues (inf) (feeling) → avoir le cafard

blues [bluːz] npl the blues (MUS) → il blues;

to have the blues (col) (feeling) → essere a terra