harp on

harp

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 or U-shaped design.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.]

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harp′er n.

harp′ist n.

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Thesaurus

harp on

verb go on, reiterate, dwell on, labour, press, repeat, rub in She concentrated on the good parts instead of harping on about the bad.

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Translations

يُكَرِّر على نَحْو مُمِل

herumreiten

revenir sur

folyton ugyanazon lovagol

insistere in modo noioso

kverne ommase omterpe på

唠叨地反复讲喋喋不休

w>harp on

vi (inf) to harp on something → auf etw (dat) → herumreiten; he’s always harping on about the need for … → er spricht ständig von der Notwendigkeit +gen → …; she’s always harping on about her problems → sie lamentiert ständig über ihre Probleme, sie jammert einem dauernd die Ohren voll mit ihren Problemen (inf); she is always harping on the same theme → es ist immer die alte Leier or das alte Lied bei ihr

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harp

(haːp) noun

a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers. harp قيثارَه арфа harpa harfa die Harfe harpe άρπαarpa harf چنگ harppu harpeנבל हार्प, वीणा harfa hárfa harpa harpa arpa ハープ 하프 arfa arfa hap harpharpeharfa دموسيقى يوه اله 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

ˈharpist noun

harpspeler عازِف القيثارَه арфист harpista harfenista, -ka der/die Harfenist(in) harpenist 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 harpistharpespiller, harpist harfist(k)a هارپوهونكى harpista harpist арфист harfista, -ka harfist harfista harpist นักเล่นพิณ arp çalgıcısı, arpist 豎琴演奏者 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 repisar vracet se k, omílat herumreiten auf tærske langhalm på 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, zeurenterpe på, mase/kverne om mówić ciągle o tym samym ګپ وهل repisar a insista (asu­pra) твердить одно и то же stále hovoriť (o), omieľať neprestano ponavljati tupiti tjata om พูดซ้ำซาก durmadan konuşmak 不斷地提到 твердити одне й те саме ایک ہی بات کو پیٹے جانا nói đi nói lại 唠叨地反复讲，喋喋不休

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