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/blus/

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Translation

blues

Word origin

Loanword from English blues, a shortening of the phrase 'blue devils', meaning low spirits or melancholy.

Origin
English
Root
blues

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbluesirregular

Examples

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I love listening to blues on Sunday afternoons.

guitarrista .

The guitarist played a very sad blues.

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Do you prefer jazz or blues?

nació Unidos.

The blues was born in the south of the United States.

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That bar is famous for its blues nights.

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This word is part of lesson 79.