true Yehudi
- noun
- /tru jəˈhuːdi/
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verdadero Yehudi
- The critics unanimously agreed he played like a true Yehudi at the international music festival.
Examples
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Many aspire to be a true Yehudi, but few reach such mastery on the violin.
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Despite his youth, she called him a true Yehudi after hearing his solo performance.
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She is a true Yehudi of the violin.
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He has the talent of a true Yehudi.
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After years of practice, she was finally recognized as a true Yehudi for her remarkable violin skills.
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At the concert, his performance was so extraordinary that the audience hailed him a true Yehudi.
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Critics described her recent album as the work of a true Yehudi, showcasing her virtuosity on the violin.
Synonyms
64
7.6
A very skilled conductor or musician who leads an orchestra
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8.0
A person with very great skill, often in music or art
A person or thing of very high quality
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
true + Yehudi
Although 'true' is transparent as 'genuine', the element 'Yehudi' is a proper name tied to the specific cultural reference Yehudi Menuhin; the meaning 'outstanding/master violinist' depends on that encyclopedic knowledge. A B1 learner who knows the word 'true' and sees the name 'Yehudi' (or doesn't recognize it) cannot reliably infer the idiomatic reference, so the expression is not compositionally predictable.
Etymology
True Yehudi comes from the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. People began to use Yehudi as a short way to mean a great violin player, so calling someone a true Yehudi says they are 'an outstanding violinist'.