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lyrical
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lyr·i·cal  (lr-kl)
adj.
1.
a. Expressing deep personal emotion or observations: a dancer's lyrical performance; a lyrical passage in his autobiography.
b. Highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic: gave a lyrical description of her experiences in the South Seas.
2. Lyric.

lyri·cal·ly adv.
lyri·cal·ness n.

lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkəl]
adj
1. (Music, other) (Literature / Poetry) another word for lyric [1-3]
2. enthusiastic; effusive (esp in the phrase to wax lyrical)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lyrical - suitable for or suggestive of singing
melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
2.lyrical - expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
Translations
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkəl] ADJ (lit) → lírico (fig) → entusiasmado
to wax or become lyrical about or over sthdeshacerse en elogios a algo
he was waxing lyrical about my roast beefse deshacía en elogios a mi rosbif, estaba entusiasmado con mi rosbif
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkəl] adj
(= poetical) → lyrique
to grow lyrical (= very enthusiastic) → devenir lyrique
lyrical
adjlyrisch; (fig: = enthusiastic) → schwärmerisch; to wax lyrical about somethingüber etw (acc)ins Schwärmen geraten
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkl] adjlirico/a (fig) → entusiasta
to wax or become lyrical about sth → infervorarsi a parlare di qc


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