verse

a part of a song or poem that is separate from other parts and usually has its own rhythm and rhyme pattern

estrofa, verso

• the first/second/third verse

Collocations a song's verses · sing the chorus and verses

• The singer repeated the same verse several times.

  El cantante repitió la misma estrofa varias veces.

a part of a book or document that is separate from other parts and usually has its own number

verso, parte del texto

• the first/second/third verse

Collocations a chapter's verses · read the introduction and verses

• The book has 20 verses in total.

  El libro tiene en total 20 versículos.

to say or write a verse of a song, poem, etc.

recitar, decir un verso

• [intransitive], [T + obj]

Collocations verse yourself in something · verse someone in something

• He versed himself in the classics.

  Se instruyó en las obras clásicas.