offbeat (redirected from offbeats)

off·beat  (ôfbt, f-)

n. Music

An unaccented beat in a measure.

adj. Slang (ôfbt, f-)

Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.

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offbeat [ˈɒfˌbiːt]

n

(Music / Classical Music) Music any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa nova

adj

a.  unusual, unconventional, or eccentric

b.  (as noun) he liked the offbeat in fashion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	offbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) upbeat musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
Adj.	1.	offbeat - informal terms; strikingly unconventional far-out, quirky, way-out, kinky unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

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offbeat

adjective unusual, odd, strange, novel, out there (slang), extraordinary, bizarre, weird, way-out (informal), eccentric, abnormal, queer, irregular, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang), idiosyncratic, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, left-field (informal), freaky (slang), wacko (slang), outré, boho his dark, offbeat sense of humour
common, traditional, normal, usual, ordinary, conventional, orthodox, stereotyped, run-of-the-mill, unoriginal

Translations

offbeat [ˈɒfˌbiːt] ADJ → excéntrico, original

offbeat [ˌɒfˈbiːt] adj → excentrique
off-centre [ˌɒfˈsɛntə^r]

adj → décentré(e), excentré(e)

adv
to position sth off-centre → excentrer qch
off-chance off chance [ˈɒftʃɑːns] n
on the off chance → à tout hasard
I came on the off chance I'd see her → Je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être.
off-colour [ˌɒfˈkʌlə^r] adj (British) to be off-colour (= unwell) → ne pas être dans son assiette
He's a bit off-colour today → Il n'est pas dans son assiette aujourd'hui.
to feel off-colour → être mal fichu
off day off-day [ˈɒfdeɪ] n

(= bad day) to have an off day → avoir un jour sans
He had an off day → Il a eu un jour sans., Il n'était pas en forme.

(US) (= holiday) → jour m de congé
off-duty off duty [ˌɒfˈdjuːti] adj (= not on duty) [soldier] → qui n'est pas en service; [policeman] → hors service, qui n'est pas en service

offbeat [ˌɒfˈbiːt] adj (fig) → originale, anticonvenzionale

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offbeat [ˌɒfˈbiːt] adj (fig) → originale, anticonvenzionale