improvisation, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

improvise (improvises 3rd person present) (improvising present participle) (improvised past tense & past participle )

1  verb If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.
You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise...  V
The vet had improvised a harness...  V n
...an improvised stone shelter.  V-ed
♦ improvisation    (improvisations plural) n-var
Funds were not abundant and clever improvisation was necessary.

2  verb When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak.
I asked her what the piece was and she said, `Oh, I'm just improvising'...  V
Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer...  V n
I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it.  V on n
♦ improvisation  (improvisations plural) n-var oft N on n
...an improvisation on `Jingle Bells'.