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Summary

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leitmotiv:
- Leitmotiv
Wiktionary:
- leitmotiv → Leitmotiv

German to English: more detail...

Leitmotiv:
- main motive; primary motive; principal motive; leitmotiv; key note
Wiktionary:
- Leitmotiv → leitmotif
- Leitmotiv → leitmotif, leitmotiv, leit-motif

English

Detailed Translations for leitmotiv from English to German

leitmotiv:

leitmotiv [the ~] nomen

the leitmotiv (key note)
Leitmotiv
- Leitmotiv [das ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for leitmotiv:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Leitmotiv	key note; leitmotiv	main motive; primary motive; principal motive
-	leitmotif

Related Words for "leitmotiv":

leitmotivs

Synonyms for "leitmotiv":

leitmotif; tune; melody; air; strain; melodic line; line; melodic phrase

Related Definitions for "leitmotiv":

a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)¹

Wiktionary Translations for leitmotiv:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• leitmotiv	→ Leitmotiv	↔ leitmotiv — thème récurrent

German

Detailed Translations for leitmotiv from German to English

Leitmotiv:

Leitmotiv [das ~] nomen

Leitmotiv (Hauptmotiv)
the main motive; the primary motive
- main motive [the ~] nomen
- primary motive [the ~] nomen
Leitmotiv (Hauptmotiv)
the principal motive; the primary motive; the main motive
- principal motive [the ~] nomen
- primary motive [the ~] nomen
- main motive [the ~] nomen
Leitmotiv
the leitmotiv; the key note
- leitmotiv [the ~] nomen
- key note [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for Leitmotiv:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
key note	Leitmotiv
leitmotiv	Leitmotiv
main motive	Hauptmotiv; Leitmotiv
primary motive	Hauptmotiv; Leitmotiv
principal motive	Hauptmotiv; Leitmotiv

Wiktionary Translations for Leitmotiv:

Leitmotiv

noun

melodic theme in an opera
- leitmotif → Leitmotiv

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• Leitmotiv	→ leitmotif	↔ leidmotief — leidende gedachte die telkens terugkeert in bv. een rede, verhaal, muziekstuk
• Leitmotiv	→ leitmotif; leitmotiv; leit-motif	↔ leitmotiv — thème récurrent

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