harp

Harfe

Ein großes Musikinstrument mit aufrechten Saiten, die man mit den Fingern zupft.

In einfachem Englisch: A large musical instrument with upright strings that you pull with your fingers to make sounds.

• She plays the harp.
• He gently plucked the harp strings.
• Two harps accompanied the singers at the concert.

Häufige Wendungen: play the harp, harp strings, harp music

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Immer wieder über dasselbe Thema reden und andere damit nerven.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep talking about the same subject so much that other people become annoyed.

• Stop harping on my mistakes.
• He keeps harping on about the price.
• She harped on the same complaint all evening.

So benutzt man es: harp on something (Please do not harp on that old mistake.); harp on about something (He keeps harping on about how busy he is.)

Synonyme: go on, dwell

Häufige Wendungen: harp on something, harp on about, harp on mistakes