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harp  (härp) n. 1. Music a. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers. b. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar construction. c. Informal A harmonica. 2. Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp. intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps To play a harp. Phrasal Verb: harp on To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on. [Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.] harper n. harpist n.

harp for a lampshade

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harp [hɑːp]

n

1. (Music / Instruments) a large triangular plucked stringed instrument consisting of a soundboard connected to an upright pillar by means of a curved crossbar from which the strings extend downwards. The strings are tuned diatonically and may be raised in pitch either one or two semitones by the use of pedals (double-action harp). Basic key: B major; range: nearly seven octaves

2. something resembling this, esp in shape

3. (Music / Instruments) an informal name (esp in pop music) for harmonica

vb

1. (Music / Instruments) (intr) to play the harp

2. (tr) Archaic to speak; utter; express

3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to speak or write in a persistent and tedious manner

[Old English hearpe; related to Old Norse harpa, Old High German harfa, Latin corbis basket, Russian korobit to warp]

harper , harpist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers aeolian harp, aeolian lyre, wind harp - a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers lyre - a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
	2.	harp - a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	3.	harp - a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole harmonica, mouth harp, mouth organ free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Verb	1.	harp - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" dwell ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
	2.	harp - play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

Translations

harp [hɑːp] N → arpa f

harp on VI + ADV to harp on (about) → estar siempre con la misma historia(de), machacar(sobre)
stop harping on! → ¡no machaques!, ¡corta el rollo!

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harp [ˈhɑː^rp]

n → harpe f

harp on

vi
to harp on about sth → parler tout le temps de qch

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harp

n → Harfe f

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harp [hɑːp] n → arpa

harp on vi + adv (fam) to harp on (about) → continuare a menarla (con)

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harp [hɑːp] n → arpa

harp on vi + adv (fam) to harp on (about) → continuare a menarla (con)

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harp

n harp [haːp]

a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers. harp قيثارَه арфа harfa harpe die Harfe άρπα arpa harf چنگ harppu harpe נֵבֶל हार्प, वीणा harfa hárfa harpa harpa arpa ハープ 하프 arfa arfa hap harp harpe harfa harpa harpă арфа harfa harfa harfa harpa พิณ arp 豎琴 арфа ایک بڑا ساز جس کے چوکھٹے میں تار کسے ہوتے ہیں đàn hạc 竖琴

n harpist

harpspeler عازِف القيثارَه арфист harfenista, -ka harpenist der/die Harfenist(in) αρπιστής arpista harfimängija چنگ نواز harpunsoittaja harpiste מְנַגֵן בְּנֵבֶל हार्प वादक svirac na harfi hárfás pemain harpa hörpuleikari arpista ハープ奏者 하프 연주자 arfininkas arfists; arfiste pemain hap harpist harpespiller, harpist harfist(k)a harpista harpist арфист harfista, -ka harfist harfista harpist นักเล่นพิณ arp çalgıcısı, arpist 豎琴師 арфіст بربط نواز người chơi đàn hạc 竖琴师

harp on (about)

to keep on talking about He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults. steeds weer op iets terugkom يُكَرِّر على نَحْو مُمِل опявам vracet se k, omílat tærske langhalm på herumreiten auf μιλώ συνεχώς για κτ. machacar, estar siempre con la misma historia (üht ja sama) korrutama مرتباً حرف زدن jankuttaa revenir sur לַחֲזוֹר עַל הַדְבַרִים बात पर अड़े रहना gnjaviti, dosadivati folyton ugyanazon (a témán) lovagol berbicara berulang-ulang stagast/klifa á battere su ～についてくどくど言う 같은 말을 되풀이하다 kalbėti vieną ir tą patį (apie) gausties (par kaut ko/kādu) tdk habis-habis bercakap ttg blijven praten over, zeuren terpe på, mase/kverne om mówić ciągle o tym samym repisar a insista (asu­pra) твердить одно и то же stále hovoriť (o), omieľať neprestano ponavljati tupiti tjata om พูดซ้ำซาก durmadan konuşmak 不斷地談論 твердити одне й те саме ایک ہی بات کو پیٹے جانا nói đi nói lại 唠叨地反复讲

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harp → قيثار harfa harpe Harfe άρπα arpa harppu harpe harpa arpa ハープ 하프 harp harpe harfa harpa арфа harpa พิณตั้ง harp đàn hạc 竖琴