French Flashcards

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1
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à peine entendu

A

barely audible

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2
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affectueux

A

affectionate; caring

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3
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allant

A

andante, going, active, brisk

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4
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alto

A

viola, musical part or section above tenor and below soprano

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4
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assez vite

A

rather fast

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5
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animé

A

animated; at a moderately quick tempo

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7
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au mouvement

A

return to original tempo (“to the tempo”)

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8
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encore plus lent

A

still slower

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9
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le double plus lent

A

twice as slow

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10
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léger

A

light

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11
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lent

A

slow, slowly

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12
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marqué

A

marked, stressed, accented

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13
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modérément animé

A

moderately lively

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14
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pas trop lent

A

not too slow

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14
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ralentir

A

to slow down

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15
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pressez

A

same as accelerando; quicken the tempo

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16
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retenu

A

held back

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17
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ralentissant

A

deceleration; slow down

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19
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rêveusement

A

dreamily

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20
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sans traîner

A

without dragging

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21
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serrez

A

tighten, press

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22
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temps

A

time (usually in the sense of beat)

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23
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très retenu

A

very much “held back” (slow down)

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24
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triste

A

sad

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25
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un peu lent

A

a little slower

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26
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vif

A

lively; fast

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27
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vite

A

quick; quickly

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28
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accord(s)

A

chord, tuning

29
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agréments

A

small ornament

29
Q

bas

A

lower

30
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assez

A

fairly

31
Q

bis

A

twice

32
Q

clavecin

A

harpsichord

33
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cédez

A

yield, slow down

35
Q

cor anglais

A

English horn

36
Q

cor, cors

A

horn

37
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cuivré

A

brassy

38
Q

doux

A

sweet, sweetly

38
Q

douleureux

A

sorrowful, painful

39
Q

en dehors

A

bring out, emphasized

41
Q

étouffé

A

with mute (“muffled”)

42
Q

étude

A

study

42
Q

hautbois

A

oboe

43
Q

haut

A

upper

44
Q

laissez vibrer

A

let vibrate

46
Q

main gauche (m.g.)

A

left hand

46
Q

moins

A

less

47
Q

main droite (m.d.)

A

right hand

48
Q

morceau

A

piece

50
Q

ôtez les sourdines

A

take off mutes

50
Q

plus

A

more

51
Q

peu à peu

A

bit by bit, little by little

53
Q

Quatuor

A

quartet

53
Q

sec

A

dry

54
Q

sourdine

A

mute

55
Q

revenez au premier mouvement

A

return to the first tempo

57
Q

très

A

very, much

57
Q

trop

A

too much

58
Q

très vif

A

very lively

59
Q

un peu

A

a little

60
Q

unis

A

unison

61
Q

voix

A

voice

62
Q

voilé

A

veiled, subdued

63
Q

bémol

A

flat

64
Q

dièse

A

sharp

65
Q

majeur

A

major

66
Q

mineur

A

minor

67
Q

ut

A

pitch name = C