One day an unknown youth asked Mozart to explain to him how to start to compose a symphony.
- You are young, - answered Mozart. In the beginning write a ballade, and if you like it, come to me.
- But you! At the age of ten you have composed a lot of music.
- But I did not ask anybody how to do it.
- lock or clasp within each other. —n. - machine-knitted fabric with fine stitches.
- mechanism for preventing a set of operations from being performed in any but the prescribed sequence.
INTERLUDE
n. - a pause between the acts of a play. B something performed during this pause.
- contrasting event, time, etc. In the middle of something (comic interlude).
- piece of music played between other pieces etc. [medieval latin ludus play]
INTERMENT
n. Burial.
INTERPLAY
n. Reciprocal action.
INTERPOSE
v. (-sing) 1 (often foll. By between) insert (a thing) between others.
- say (words) as an interruption; interrupt.
- exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere.
- (foll. By between) intervene (between parties). interposition n. [latin pono put]
- v. (-sing) 1 (often foll. By between) insert (a thing) between others.
- say (words) as an interruption; interrupt.
- exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere.
- (foll. By between) intervene (between parties). interposition n. [latin pono put]
INTERPRET
v. (-t-) 1 explain the meaning of (words, a dream, etc.).
- make out or bring out the meaning of (creative work).
- act as an interpreter.
- explain or understand (behaviour etc.) In a specified manner. interpretation n. Interpretative adj. Interpretive adj. [latin interpres -pretis explainer]
- v. (-t-) 1 explain the meaning of (words, a dream, etc.).
- make out or bring out the meaning of (creative work).
- act as an interpreter.
- explain or understand (behaviour etc.) In a specified manner. interpretation n. Interpretative adj. Interpretive adj. [latin interpres -pretis explainer]
INTERRUPT
v. - break the continuous progress of (an action, speech, person speaking, etc.).
- obstruct (a person's view etc.). interruption n. [latin: related to *rupture]
- v. - break the continuous progress of (an action, speech, person speaking, etc.).
- obstruct (a person's view etc.). interruption n. [latin: related to *rupture]
INTERSECT
v. - divide (a thing) by crossing it.
- (of lines, roads, etc.) Cross each other. [latin: related to *section]
- v. - divide (a thing) by crossing it.
- (of lines, roads, etc.) Cross each other. [latin: related to *section]
INTERVENE
v. (-ning) 1 occur in time between events.
- interfere; prevent or modify events.
- be situated between things.
- come in as an extraneous factor. [latin venio vent- come]
- v. (-ning) 1 occur in time between events.
- interfere; prevent or modify events.
- be situated between things.
- come in as an extraneous factor. [latin venio vent- come]
INTERVIEW
—n. - oral examination of an applicant.
- conversation with a reporter, for a broadcast or publication.
- meeting face to face, esp. For consultation. —v. Hold an interview with. interviewee n. Interviewer n. [french entrevue: related to *inter-, vue sight]
- —n. - oral examination of an applicant.
- conversation with a reporter, for a broadcast or publication.
- meeting face to face, esp. For consultation. —v. Hold an interview with. interviewee n. Interviewer n. [french entrevue: related to *inter-, vue sight]
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