Meaning of "ravel" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAVEL

From Middle Dutch ravelen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RAVEL

ravel  [ˈrævəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAVEL

Ravel is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ravel in English.

WHAT DOES RAVEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maurice Ravel

Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, masterful orchestration, richly evocative harmonies and inventive instrumental textures and effects. Along with Claude Debussy, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music is part of the standard concert repertoire. Ravel's piano compositions, such as Jeux d'eau, Miroirs, Le tombeau de Couperin and Gaspard de la nuit, demand considerable virtuosity from the performer, and his mastery of orchestration is particularly evident in such works as Rapsodie espagnole, Daphnis et Chloé and his arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Ravel is perhaps known best for his orchestral work Boléro, which he once described as "a piece for orchestra without music". According to SACEM, Ravel's estate had earned more royalties than that of any other French composer.

Definition of ravel in the English dictionary

The first definition of ravel in the dictionary is to tangle or to become entangled. Other definition of ravel is to tease or draw out or to fray out in loose ends; unravel. Ravel is also usually foll by out to disentangle or resolve.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAVEL

PRESENT

Present

I ravel

you ravel

he/she/it ravels

we ravel

you ravel

they ravel

Present continuous

I am ravelling

you are ravelling

he/she/it is ravelling

we are ravelling

you are ravelling

they are ravelling

Present perfect

I have ravelled

you have ravelled

he/she/it has ravelled

we have ravelled

you have ravelled

they have ravelled

Present perfect continuous

I have been ravelling

you have been ravelling

he/she/it has been ravelling

we have been ravelling

you have been ravelling

they have been ravelling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I ravelled

you ravelled

he/she/it ravelled

we ravelled

you ravelled

they ravelled

Past continuous

I was ravelling

you were ravelling

he/she/it was ravelling

we were ravelling

you were ravelling

they were ravelling

Past perfect

I had ravelled

you had ravelled

he/she/it had ravelled

we had ravelled

you had ravelled

they had ravelled

Past perfect continuous

I had been ravelling

you had been ravelling

he/she/it had been ravelling

we had been ravelling

you had been ravelling

they had been ravelling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ravel

you will ravel

he/she/it will ravel

we will ravel

you will ravel

they will ravel

Future continuous

I will be ravelling

you will be ravelling

he/she/it will be ravelling

we will be ravelling

you will be ravelling

they will be ravelling

Future perfect

I will have ravelled

you will have ravelled

he/she/it will have ravelled

we will have ravelled

you will have ravelled

they will have ravelled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ravelling

you will have been ravelling

he/she/it will have been ravelling

we will have been ravelling

you will have been ravelling

they will have been ravelling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ravel

you would ravel

he/she/it would ravel

we would ravel

you would ravel

they would ravel

Conditional continuous

I would be ravelling

you would be ravelling

he/she/it would be ravelling

we would be ravelling

you would be ravelling

they would be ravelling

Conditional perfect

I would have ravel

you would have ravel

he/she/it would have ravel

we would have ravel

you would have ravel

they would have ravel

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ravelling

you would have been ravelling

he/she/it would have been ravelling

we would have been ravelling

you would have been ravelling

they would have been ravelling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ravel
we let´s ravel
you ravel

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ravel

Past participle

ravelled

Present Participle

ravelling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF RAVEL

Find out the translation of ravel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ravel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ravel» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 拉威尔
• Translator English - Spanish: ravel
• English: ravel
• Translator English - Hindi: Ravel
• Translator English - Arabic: رافيل
• Translator English - Russian: Равель
• Translator English - Portuguese: ravel
• Translator English - Bengali: পাক পড়া
• Translator English - French: ravel
• Translator English - Malay: Ravel
• Translator English - German: Ravel
• Translator English - Japanese: ほつれ
• Translator English - Korean: 라벨
• Translator English - Javanese: Ravel
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự lộn xộn
• Translator English - Tamil: சிக்கல்
• Translator English - Marathi: गाठ
• Translator English - Turkish: sökülmek
• Translator English - Italian: ravel
• Translator English - Polish: Ravel
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Равель
• Translator English - Romanian: Ravel
• Translator English - Greek: ravel
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Ravel
• Translator English - Swedish: ravel
• Translator English - Norwegian: ravel

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVEL»

Discover the use of ravel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ravel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ravel: Man and Musician

The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority — brilliantly detailed and documented, filled with quotations from letters, interviews with the composer's friends, an illuminating analysis of each of his works, a study of ...

Arbie Orenstein, 1975

Ravel

As well as describing the circumstances in which Ravel composed, the book explores new evidence to present radical views of the composer’s background and upbringing, his notorious failure in the Prix de Rome, his incisive and often ...

Roger Nichols, 2011

Unmasking Ravel: New Perspectives on the Music

Collection of critical and analytical scholarly essays on the music of Ravel by prominent scholars.

Peter Kaminsky, 2011

Maurice Ravel: a life

Maurice Ravel: A Life is the first convincing attempt to paint a portrait of the life and work of the hitherto enigmatic composer of Bolero, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and L'enfant Et Les Sortileges.

Benjamin Ivry, 2000

The Cambridge Companion to Ravel

A comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of Maurice Ravel.

Deborah Mawer, 2000

Ravel

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times.

Burnett James, 1983

Irony and Sound: The Music of Maurice Ravel

An insightful and exquisitely written reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in twentieth-century music and culture.

Stephen Zank, 2009

Ravel: A Novel

The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel—dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon—crosses the Atlantic abroad the luxury liner the SS France to begin his triumphant grand tour of the United States.

Jean Echenoz, 2013

Ravel According To Ravel

In 1927, Vlado Perlemuter studied the whole of Ravel's solo piano music with the composer himself.

Vlado Perlemuter, Hélène Jourdan-Morhange, Harold Taylor, 2005

Daphnis and Chloe

Provides the complete orchestral score for Ravel's ballet

Maurice Ravel, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ravel is used in the context of the following news items.

Ravel Morrison set to leave Lazio without making an appearance as …

It says much about the ever-changing world of Ravel Morrison that his stay in the Eternal City appears to be over after a few months. Ravel and Rome always felt ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

FEC Can't Curb 2016 Election Abuse, Commission Chief Says

“The likelihood of the laws being enforced is slim,” Ann M. Ravel, the ... Ms. Ravel, who led California's state ethics panel before her appointment as a ... «New York Times, May 15»

Ravel Morrison's West Ham contract terminated after club agrees to …

An official club statement said: "West Ham United can confirm that the Club have reached agreement with Ravel Morrison to terminate his contract with ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»

Ravel Morrison confirms Lazio transfer after posting picture of new …

Ravel Morrison has all but confirmed his transfer to Serie A side Lazio after ... a picture of a Lazio shirt with his name on the back and the caption: 'Ravel 4'. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

Ravel Morrison was 'remarkable' at Manchester United... there is still …

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes there is still time for Ravel Morrison to turn his career around, despite an exit from West Ham United looking ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

Harry Redknapp considers gamble to bring West Ham misfit Ravel …

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp is contemplating giving Ravel Morrison his 'last chance' to kickstart his career in the Premier League. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

West Ham prepared to sell Ravel Morrison for fraction of £18m …

Ravel Morrison will suffer the ignominy of training with the Under 21 side following his return to West Ham. The forward has been on loan at Cardiff City but has ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

Ravel Morrison cleared of threatening to throw acid in ex-girlfriend's …

Ravel Morrison has been cleared of threatening to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed. The 21-year-old West Ham United midfielder ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»

'I Told You This Was Coming': Online Political Speech Could Face …

Ann M. Ravel, a Democrat and the vice chair of the Federal Election Commission, announced Friday evening that the FEC would begin moving to regulate ... «TheBlaze.com, Oct 14»

West Ham's Ravel Morrison joins Cardiff on three-month loan

Ravel Morrison has made only one appearance for West Ham since falling out ... West Ham's Ravel Morrison has joined Cardiff City on a three-month loan deal ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»