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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesleitmotiv
Pronunciation / Transliteration: leitmotiv
"A música de fundo apresenta um leitmotiv marcante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short, recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place, or idea.
"The composer uses a distinct horn blast as the hero's leitmotif whenever he enters the scene." - 2
A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition.
"Isolation and memory serve as the central leitmotifs of her latest novel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from German Leitmotiv, from leiten ('to lead') + Motiv ('motive'). Coined in musicology to describe a recurrent theme associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leitmotif" is said worldwide
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leitmotiv
Transliteration: leitmotiv
"Ce compositeur utilise un leitmotiv pour chaque personnage principal."
Leitmotiv
Transliteration: Leitmotiv
"Das Werk ist durch ein zentrales Leitmotiv verbunden."
leitmotiv
Transliteration: leitmotiv
"Il leitmotiv ritorna in ogni atto dell'opera."
leitmotiv
Transliteration: leitmotiv
"El leitmotiv del héroe suena cada vez que aparece."
leitmotiv
Transliteration: leitmotiv
"A música de fundo apresenta um leitmotiv marcante."
प्रमुख प्रसंग
Transliteration: pramukh prasang
"नाटक में यह प्रमुख प्रसंग बार-बार दोहराया जाता है।"
主导动机
Transliteration: zhǔdǎo dòngjī
"这部交响乐使用了一个贯穿始终的主导动机。"
유도동기
Transliteration: yudong-donggi
"그 영화의 음악은 강력한 유도동기를 사용한다."
示導動機
Transliteration: shidō dōki
"ワーグナーのオペラには多くの示導動機が使われている。"
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