riff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for riff in the English»French Dictionary

riff [Brit rɪf, Am rɪf] N

riff

riff m

guitar riff

un riff à la guitare

riff-raff [Brit ˈrɪfraf, Am ˈrɪfræf] N pej

riff-raff

populace f pej

Translations for riff in the French»English Dictionary

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la piétaille (de petite condition)

the riff-raff pej

riff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for riff in the French»English Dictionary

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s'encanailler

to mix with the riff-raff

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English

At (1:08), they slide back into the main riff.

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The sousaphone may play a traditional jazz walking bass-line or groove on a riff.

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It is notable for its polyrhythmic structure with the guitar riff in 5/4 and the drums in 4/4.

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The amply-distorted guitar provides a thick-toned, descending riff, which modulates through higher keys.

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This continues until about 5:42, when the earlier heavy riff part returns, with the wind in the background.

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The distinctive music in the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, with lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical passages.

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Much of the band's sound combines the heavy riffs of stoner metal with the speed and ferocity of punk.

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I started playing this real sort of basic kind of riff, and we just went form there and then started burbling out lyrics.

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A dark riff underpins a song which warns of near-mythological purveyors of depraved temptation.

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It proceeds with an overdriven riff that's played during the verses.

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