GIG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of gig in English
gig noun [C]
(PERFORMANCE )
play a gig The band is going to Atlanta to play a gig at the Fox Theatre. do a gig The comedian did her first gig at the Comedy Store in London.
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gig noun [C]
(JOB )
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gig noun [C]
(VEHICLE )
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gig noun [C]
(UNIT )
(Definition of gig from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of gig
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In addition to stereotypical patterns and expectations, men and women may differ in the way they arrange ad hoc gigs with each other.
If you are not convinced, think of the development of jazz performers from their first solo to the most memorable gig in their career.
They'd go to a gig with a library of prefabricated and tested code.
How much money is generated at pub gigs by the music as opposed to the sale of alcohol or the attractiveness of bar staff?
And after the gig , well, you know how it is on the road.
And let us imagine that she is not asked to join them in a paid ad hoc gig the following week.
That's always the reason used to marginalise us from gigs, that our music is so heavy that surely it will incite a riot.
I decided in most cases not to take loudspeakers to the gig .
Letters before venue, audience, etc. types are abbreviations used in the upcoming listing of gigs.
The thing is, in a gig , whatever sort of gig it is, the audience has chosen to be there.
It is one of the things you do, along with recording, gigs, festivals, playing in pubs, whatever.
And that was probably the best gig of my career.
In enthusiasts' recollections of the gigs at which death/thrash bands performed in the early 1990s, however, the genre's local salience becomes clearer.
This was not a computer gig , but my voice sure sounded like a synthesizer!
The notion of the pick-up gig will take on a new form.
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Translations of gig
in Chinese (Traditional)
表演, （尤指演奏現代或流行樂的）演奏會, 馬車…
in Chinese (Simplified)
表演, （尤指演奏现代或流行乐的）演奏会, 马车…
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actuación, trabajo, bolo…
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apresentação, concerto, trabalho temporário…
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in Italian
(pop veya rock müzik) gösteri, konser, iş (genellikle geçici)…
optreden, baantje, gigabyte…
koncert, engagement, gigabyte…
persembahan, pekerjaan, gig…
der Gig, der Job, das Gigabyte…
opplegg, oppdrag, gigabyte…
виступ, підробіток, гігабайт…
концерт рок- или поп-музыки…
vystoupení, melouch, gigabyte…
pertunjukan, pekerjaan, gigabit…
การแสดงดนตรีหรือตลกในที่สาธารณะ, งานชั่วคราว, กิกะไบต์…
buổi biểu diễn, công việc tạm thời, gigabyte…
występ, koncert, tymczasowa praca…
concerto, esibizione, lavoretto…
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