jazz

jazz

Style musical aux rythmes marqués, comprenant souvent des passages que les musiciens inventent en jouant.

En anglais simple : A style of music with strong rhythms, often including parts musicians create as they play.

• She listens to jazz every evening.
• A jazz band played at the wedding.
• Do you prefer jazz or classical music?

Expressions courantes : jazz music, jazz band, play jazz, jazz club

tout le tralala, tout ça

Autres choses ou idées du même genre qu’on ne souhaite pas énumérer ou détailler.

En anglais simple : Other similar things or ideas that you do not want to list or discuss.

• We discussed money, taxes, and all that jazz.
• He loves parties, dancing, and all that jazz.
• I am tired of office politics and all that jazz.

Synonymes : stuff

Expressions courantes : all that jazz, and all that jazz

balivernes, sornettes

Paroles ou idées qui n’ont aucun sens ni aucune valeur.

En anglais simple : Words or ideas that have no sense or value.

• Stop talking jazz and tell me what happened.
• I do not believe any of that jazz.
• His excuse was just a lot of jazz.

Synonymes : nonsense, rubbish

Expressions courantes : talk jazz, complete jazz

gâcher, ruiner

Abîmer gravement quelque chose ou le faire échouer.

En anglais simple : To damage something badly or make it fail.

• You have jazzed the whole plan.
• That mistake jazzed everything we had prepared.
• Be careful, or you will jazz it completely.

Synonymes : ruin, wreck, spoil

Expressions courantes : jazz something, jazz the plan

compliquer

Rendre quelque chose plus difficile à comprendre ou à faire.

En anglais simple : To make something harder to understand or do.

• Do not jazz the instructions too much.
• Adding more conditions will jazz the agreement.
• He jazzed a simple plan with unnecessary details.

Synonymes : complicate

Contraires : simplify

Expressions courantes : jazz something, jazz the rules