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harp
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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.
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harp
for a lampshade

harp
Noun
a large upright triangular stringed instrument played by plucking the strings with the fingers
Verb
harp on to speak in a persistent and tedious manner (about a subject) [Old English hearpe]
harpist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harpharp - 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.harpharp - 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
free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Verb1.harp - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
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?"

harp
verb go on, reiterate, dwell on, labour, press, repeat, rub in
Translations

harp [hɑːp] narpa
vi to harp on (about) → machacar (con)
harp [hɑːp] nharpe f
vi to harp on about → revenir toujours sur
harp [hɑːp] nHarfe f
vi to harp on about (pej) → herumreiten auf +dat
harp [hɑːp] narpa
vi to harp on about → insistere tediosamente su

harp
n harp [haːp]
a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers. harpقيثارَهарфаharfaharpedie Harfeάρπαarpaharfچنگharppuharpeנֵבֶלहार्प, वीणाharfahárfaharpaharpaarpaハープ하프arfaarfahapharpharpeharfaharpaharpăарфаharfaharfaharfaharpaพิณarp豎琴арфаایک بڑا ساز جس کے چوکھٹے میں تار کسے ہوتے ہیںđàn hạc
n ˈharpist
harpspelerعازِف القيثارَهарфистharfenista, -kaharpenistder/die Harfenist(in)αρπιστήςarpistaharfimängijaچنگ نوازharpunsoittajaharpisteמְנַגֵן בְּנֵבֶלहार्प वादकsvirac na harfihárfáspemain harpahörpuleikariarpistaハープ奏者하프 연주자arfininkasarfists; arfistepemain hapharpistharpespiller, harpistharfist(k)aharpistaharpistарфистharfista, -kaharfistharfistaharpistนักเล่นพิณarp çalgıcısı, arpist豎琴師арфістبربط نوازngười chơi đàn hạc
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 terugkomيُكَرِّر على نَحْو مُمِلопявамvracet se k, omílattærske langhalm påherumreiten aufμιλώ συνεχώς για κτ.machacar, estar siempre con la misma historia(üht ja sama) korrutamaمرتباً حرف زدنjankuttaarevenir surלַחֲזוֹר עַל הַדְבַרִיםबात पर अड़े रहनाgnjaviti, dosadivatifolyton ugyanazon (a témán) lovagolberbicara berulang-ulangstagast/klifa ábattere su~についてくどくど言う(같은 것을) 되풀이해서 말하다kalbėti vieną ir tą patį (apie)gausties (par kaut ko/kādu)tdk habis-habis bercakap ttgblijven praten over, zeurenterpe , mase/kverne ommówić ciągle o tym samymrepisara insista (asu­pra)твердить одно и то жеstále hovoriť (o), omieľaťneprestano ponavljatitupititjata omพูดซ้ำซากdurmadan konuşmak嘮叨,反復講твердити одне й те самеایک ہی بات کو پیٹے جاناnói đi nói lại

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