No. 8,251 in German
jazz
"Jazz" in German refers to the music genre "jazz."
In a sentence
Ich höre gerne Jazz, wenn ich arbeite.
I like to listen to jazz while I work.
Here 'Jazz' refers to the music genre, specifying a style of music.
Die Jazzband hat gestern eine tolle Show gegeben.
The jazz band gave a great show yesterday.
In this context, 'Jazz' qualifies 'band,' indicating the musical genre of the band's performance.
Er hat die Situation mit einem Hauch von Jazz betrachtet.
He viewed the situation with a touch of jazz.
Here, 'jazz' is used metaphorically to describe a perspective or demeanor that is creative or unconventional, inspired by the improvisational nature of jazz music.
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