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A repeating loop, usually a short piece of music, sound, or video that is seamlessly strung together and played back.
Der Produzent baute den ganzen Song auf einem eingängigen Drum-Loop auf.
The producer built the whole song around a catchy drum loop.
'Loop' is a word from English, an Anglicism, that was adopted directly into German. It means 'Schleife' (loop) and is used in various specific contexts.
Dieses Musikstück basiert auf einem einfachen Gitarren-Loop.
This piece of music is based on a simple guitar loop.
You can always tell which meaning of 'Loop' is meant from the context. Words like 'Musik' (music) or 'Song' point to the musical loop, 'Achterbahn' (roller coaster) to the amusement ride, and 'Code' or 'Programm' to the programming loop.
Der DJ spielte einen coolen Loop und alle fingen an zu tanzen.
The DJ played a cool loop, and everyone started dancing.
In a musical context, people often talk about a 'Drum-Loop' (drum loop) or 'Sample-Loop' (sample loop). Typical verbs are 'einen Loop erstellen' (to create a loop), 'einen Loop abspielen' (to play a loop), or 'etwas in einem Loop laufen lassen' (to let something run in a loop).
Er hat den Refrain als Loop im Hintergrund laufen lassen.
He had the chorus running as a loop in the background.
In connection with roller coasters, the typical verb is 'einen Loop fahren' (to go through a loop). People also often talk about a 'doppelter Loop' (double loop) or 'dreifacher Loop' (triple loop) when there are several loops directly one after another.
Mir wurde schon vom Zusehen schlecht, als der Wagen durch den Loop fuhr.
I felt sick just watching as the car went through the loop.
In programming, the most common and most dreaded combination is the 'unendliche Loop' (infinite loop), a loop that never stops. People also talk about a 'for-Loop' (for loop) or 'while-Loop' (while loop) to name the type of loop.
Du musst eine Bedingung einbauen, um aus dem Loop auszubrechen.
You need to build in a condition to break out of the loop.
repetition / rerun / review
'Wiederholung' and 'Loop' both have to do with something happening again or running multiple times. 'Wiederholung' is the general German word: an action, a broadcast, or study material can be repeated. 'Loop' is more specific and is used mainly in music, videos, or programming. There, a short section runs again and again in a loop. Learners may confuse the words because both express repetition. In practice: for normal everyday situations, you usually say 'Wiederholung'; for a technical or media loop, often 'Loop'.
Der kurze Beat läuft im Loop, während Tom den Text übt.
The short beat runs in a loop while Tom practices the lyrics.
Nach dem Unterricht hilft mir die Wiederholung der neuen Wörter.
After class, reviewing the new words helps me.