play it by ear

/pleɪ ɪt baɪ ɪr/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. improvisar sobre la marcha

    • We don't have a plan, let's play it by ear.

      No tenemos un plan, improvisemos sobre la marcha.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa play it by ear?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We don't have a plan, let's ___ it by ear.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a play it by ear?

noun

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