descant

descant englannista suomeksi

1. laulaa diskantissa

2. selvitellä laajasti ja yksityiskohtaisesti

3. improvisoitu säestys

4. laulaa ylintä ääntä

0. Substantiivi

0. Verbi

descant englanniksi

1. A lengthy discourse on a subject.

2. {{quote-journal|en|year=1828|author=Thomas De Quincey|title=Elements of Rhetoric|journal=Blackwood's Magazine

3. A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.

4. To discuss at length.

5. (RQ:Landon Romance)

6. {{quote-book|en|year=1913|author=Barr (writer)|Robert Barr

7. 1919, Firbank|Ronald Firbank, ''Valmouth'', Duckworth, hardback edition, page 121

Involving some interesting, intellectual trips, she was descanting lightly to right and left.

8. To sing or play a descant.