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extempore [iks-temp-or-ee] Adjective without planning or preparation Adverb without planning or preparation [Latin ex tempore instantaneously]
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Translations extempore adv extempore [ikˈstempəri] without previous thought or preparation to speak extempore. onvoorbereid إرْتِجالا، مُرْتَجَل импровизиран spatra improviseret aus dem Stegreif εκ του προχείρου, χωρίς προετοιμασία improvisado ettevalmistamata فی البداهه valmistautumatta sans préparation מְאוּלתָר आशु bez pripremanja, improviziran rögtönözve tanpa persiapan undirbúningslaust estemporaneamente 即席に 준비 없이 nepasiruošus, ekspromtu bez sagatavošanās secara spontan onvoorbereid improvisert, uforberedt na poczekaniu inoportunamente/extemporaneamente pe nepregătite экспромтом bez prípravy brez priprave spontano improviserad, oförberedd อย่างไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน hazırlıksız 即席地 без підготовки, експромтом تیاری کے بغیر ứng khẩu 即席地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This lonely spot, once used for an extempore burying-place, after a sanguinary BATTUE between the French and Austrians, is the perfection of desolation; there is nothing in sight to mark the hand of man, except the line of weather-beaten whitened posts, set up to indicate the direction of the pass in the OWDAWAKK of winter. Their singing is harsh and discordant; the songs are chiefly extempore, relating to passing circumstances, the persons present, or any trifling object that strikes the attention of the singer. Owing to these extempore measures, I not only gave my bride credit for certain perfections which have not as yet come to light, but also overlooked a few trifling defects, which, however, glimmered on my perception long before the close of the honeymoon. |
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