French Flashcards by Stephan Fillare

Q

à peine entendu

A

barely audible

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affectueux

A

affectionate; caring

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allant

A

andante, going, active, brisk

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alto

A

viola, musical part or section above tenor and below soprano

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assez vite

A

rather fast

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animé

A

animated; at a moderately quick tempo

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au mouvement

A

return to original tempo (“to the tempo”)

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encore plus lent

A

still slower

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le double plus lent

A

twice as slow

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léger

A

light

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lent

A

slow, slowly

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marqué

A

marked, stressed, accented

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modérément animé

A

moderately lively

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pas trop lent

A

not too slow

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ralentir

A

to slow down

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pressez

A

same as accelerando; quicken the tempo

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retenu

A

held back

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ralentissant

A

deceleration; slow down

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rêveusement

A

dreamily

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sans traîner

A

without dragging

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serrez

A

tighten, press

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temps

A

time (usually in the sense of beat)

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très retenu

A

very much “held back” (slow down)

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triste

A

sad

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un peu lent

A

a little slower

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vif

A

lively; fast

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vite

A

quick; quickly

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accord(s)

A

chord, tuning

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agréments

A

small ornament

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bas

A

lower

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assez

A

fairly

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bis

A

twice

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clavecin

A

harpsichord

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cédez

A

yield, slow down

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cor anglais

A

English horn

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cor, cors

A

horn

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cuivré

A

brassy

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doux

A

sweet, sweetly

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douleureux

A

sorrowful, painful

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en dehors

A

bring out, emphasized

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étouffé

A

with mute (“muffled”)

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étude

A

study

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hautbois

A

oboe

Q

haut

A

upper

Q

laissez vibrer

A

let vibrate

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main gauche (m.g.)

A

left hand

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moins

A

less

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main droite (m.d.)

A

right hand

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morceau

A

piece

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ôtez les sourdines

A

take off mutes

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plus

A

more

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peu à peu

A

bit by bit, little by little

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Quatuor

A

quartet

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sec

A

dry

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sourdine

A

mute

Q

revenez au premier mouvement

A

return to the first tempo

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très

A

very, much

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trop

A

too much

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très vif

A

very lively

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un peu

A

a little

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unis

A

unison

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voix

A

voice

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voilé

A

veiled, subdued

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bémol

A

flat

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dièse

A

sharp

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majeur

A

major

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mineur

A

minor

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ut

A

pitch name = C