Definitions for balladebəˈlɑd, bæ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bal•ladebəˈlɑd, bæ-(n.)
a poem commonly of three stanzas having an identical rhyme scheme, followed by an envoy, and having the same last line for each of the stanzas and the envoy.
Category: Literature
a romantic musical composition.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of ballade:
1485–95; < MF, var. of baladeballad
Princeton's WordNet
ballade(noun)
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
Wiktionary
ballade(Noun)
Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements
Webster Dictionary
Ballade(noun)
a form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy
Translations for ballade
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mischief(noun)
action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others
That boy is always up to some mischief.
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- ضَرَر، أذىArabic
- пакостBulgarian
- travessuraPortuguese (BR)
- neplecha, uličnictvíCzech
- der UnfugGerman
- balladeDanish
- αταξία, σκανταλιάGreek
- travesura, diabluraSpanish
- koerusEstonian
- شیطنتFarsi
- jäynäFinnish
- sottiseFrench
- תַעֲלוּלִים, שוֹבבוּתHebrew
- शैतानीHindi
- nedaćaCroatian
- csínyHungarian
- kenakalanIndonesian
- hrekkurIcelandic
- guaio, birichinataItalian
- いたずらJapanese
- 장난Korean
- išdaiga, piktas pokštasLithuanian
- palaidnība; nedarbsLatvian
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- ondeugendheidDutch
- rampestrek, spillopperNorwegian
- psota, figielPolish
- شرارت، شیطنتPersian
- شيطانتPashto
- maroteiraPortuguese
- poznă; trăsnaieRomanian
- шалостьRussian
- neplechaSlovak
- vragolijaSlovenian
- nestašlukSerbian
- ofog, rackartygSwedish
- การก่อกวนThai
- yaramazlık, şeytanlıkTurkish
- 惡作劇(尤指小孩子的)Chinese (Trad.)
- шкода, збитокUkrainian
- شرارتUrdu
- trò tinh quáiVietnamese
- 捣蛋Chinese (Simp.)
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