Jive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

dance to jive music; dance the jive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈaɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaɪv/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈaɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swing swing music

Parts of Speech

noun	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
verb	dance to jive music; dance the jive

Word Forms

swingy	adjective	characterized by a buoyant rhythm
swing	verb	have a certain musical rhythm
jive	verb	dance to jive music; dance the jive
jive	noun	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

swing

un style de jazz joué par des big bands populaire dans les années 1930 ; des rythmes fluides mais moins complexes que les styles de jazz ultérieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

jerga

un estilo de jazz tocado por grandes bandas populares en la década de 1930; Ritmos fluidos pero menos complejos que los estilos posteriores del jazz.

🇮🇹Italian

divertiti

uno stile di jazz suonato da big band popolare negli anni '30; ritmi fluidi ma meno complessi rispetto agli stili successivi del jazz

🇵🇹Portuguese

brincar

um estilo de jazz tocado por big bands populares na década de 1930; ritmos fluidos, mas menos complexos do que estilos posteriores de jazz

🇷🇺Russian

джайв

стиль джаза, исполняемый биг-бэндами, популярный в 1930-е годы; плавные ритмы, но менее сложные, чем более поздние стили джаза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बक

1930 के दशक में लोकप्रिय बड़े बैंडों द्वारा बजायी जाने वाली जैज़ की एक शैली; बहती हुई लय लेकिन जैज़ की बाद की शैलियों की तुलना में कम जटिल

🇧🇩Bengali

জীভ

1930-এর দশকে জনপ্রিয় বড় ব্যান্ডদের দ্বারা বাজানো জ্যাজের একটি শৈলী; প্রবাহিত ছন্দ কিন্তু জ্যাজের পরবর্তী শৈলীর তুলনায় কম জটিল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜீவ்

1930களில் பிரபலமான பெரிய இசைக்குழுக்களால் இசைக்கப்பட்ட ஜாஸ் பாணி; பாயும் தாளங்கள் ஆனால் ஜாஸின் பிற்கால பாணிகளைக் காட்டிலும் குறைவான சிக்கலானது

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవి

1930లలో ప్రసిద్ధి చెందిన పెద్ద బ్యాండ్‌లు వాయించే జాజ్ శైలి; ప్రవహించే లయలు కానీ జాజ్ యొక్క తరువాతి శైలుల కంటే తక్కువ సంక్లిష్టంగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

जीव

1930 च्या दशकात लोकप्रिय असलेल्या मोठ्या बँडद्वारे वाजवलेली जॅझची शैली; वाहत्या लय पण जॅझच्या नंतरच्या शैलींपेक्षा कमी जटिल

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવ

1930 ના દાયકામાં લોકપ્રિય મોટા બેન્ડ દ્વારા વગાડવામાં આવતી જાઝની શૈલી; વહેતી લય પરંતુ જાઝની પછીની શૈલીઓ કરતાં ઓછી જટિલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವಿಸು

1930 ರ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್‌ಗಳು ನುಡಿಸುವ ಜಾಝ್ ಶೈಲಿ; ಹರಿಯುವ ಲಯಗಳು ಆದರೆ ಜಾಝ್‌ನ ನಂತರದ ಶೈಲಿಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീവിക്കുക

1930-കളിൽ പ്രചാരത്തിലുള്ള വലിയ ബാൻഡുകൾ കളിച്ച ജാസ് ശൈലി; ഒഴുകുന്ന താളങ്ങൾ എന്നാൽ ജാസ്സിൻ്റെ പിന്നീടുള്ള ശൈലികളേക്കാൾ സങ്കീർണ്ണമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵ

ਜੈਜ਼ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਜੋ 1930 ਦੇ ਦਹਾਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਵੱਡੇ ਬੈਂਡਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖੇਡੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ; ਵਹਿੰਦੀ ਤਾਲਾਂ ਪਰ ਜੈਜ਼ ਦੀਆਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੀਆਂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀਆਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیو

جاز کا ایک انداز جو 1930 کی دہائی میں مشہور بڑے بینڈز کے ذریعے بجایا گیا تھا۔ بہتے ہوئے تال لیکن جاز کے بعد کے انداز سے کم پیچیدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牛仔

20 世纪 30 年代流行的大乐队演奏的爵士乐风格；流畅的节奏，但不像后来的爵士乐风格那么复杂

🇯🇵Japanese

ジャイブ

1930 年代に人気があったビッグバンドによって演奏されるジャズのスタイル。流れるようなリズムだが、後のスタイルのジャズほど複雑ではない

🇰🇷Korean

자이브

1930년대에 인기를 끌었던 빅 밴드가 연주한 재즈 스타일; 흐르는 리듬이지만 후기 재즈 스타일보다 덜 복잡합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui đùa

một phong cách nhạc jazz do các ban nhạc lớn chơi phổ biến trong những năm 1930; nhịp điệu trôi chảy nhưng ít phức tạp hơn các phong cách nhạc jazz sau này

🇹🇭Thai

พูดเล่น

ดนตรีแจ๊สสไตล์หนึ่งที่เล่นโดยวงดนตรีขนาดใหญ่ซึ่งได้รับความนิยมในช่วงทศวรรษที่ 1930 จังหวะที่ไหลลื่นแต่ซับซ้อนน้อยกว่าแจ๊สสไตล์หลังๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

logat

gaya jazz yang dimainkan oleh band-band besar yang populer pada tahun 1930-an; ritme yang mengalir tetapi tidak sekompleks gaya jazz selanjutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رقص

نمط من موسيقى الجاز تعزفه الفرق الكبيرة المشهورة في ثلاثينيات القرن العشرين؛ إيقاعات متدفقة ولكنها أقل تعقيدًا من أنماط موسيقى الجاز اللاحقة

🇮🇷Persian

جان دادن

سبکی از جاز که توسط گروه‌های بزرگ محبوب در دهه 1930 نواخته می‌شد. ریتم های روان اما پیچیده تر از سبک های بعدی جاز

🇹🇷Turkish

şaka yapmak

1930'larda popüler olan büyük grupların çaldığı bir caz tarzı; akıcı ritimler ancak sonraki caz tarzlarından daha az karmaşık

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