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Italian Flashcards

1
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a piacere

A

at pleasure

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affettuoso

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affectionate, tender

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affrettando

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hurrying

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all’ongarese

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in the Hungarian style

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alla turca

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in the Turkish style

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alla zingarese

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in the gypsy style

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allargando

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broadening, becoming slower

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allegretto

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slightly less fast than allegro

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9
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allegro non tanto

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fast, but not so much

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amabile

A

lovable

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andantino

A

faster than andante

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amoroso

A

lovingly

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animato

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animated, lively

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calando

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getting slower and softer

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14
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cantabile

A

in singing style

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campane

A

bell

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comodo

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leisurely, convenient

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con calor

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with warmth, with passion

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con brio

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with vigor and spirit

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dolce

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Sweet

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dolente

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doleful, sorrowful

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estinto

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barely audible

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doppio movimento

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double speed

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giocoso

A

merry, playful

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gioioso

A

joyful

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grazioso

A

graceful

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l’istesso tempo

A

same tempo

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larghetto

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slow but less so than largo

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leggiero

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to play lightly or with light touch

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liberamente

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freely

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lontano

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distant

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32
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lusingando

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flattering (coaxing, intimate manner)

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32
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morendo

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dying

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mesto

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sad, mournful

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mormorando

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muttered, murmured (also susurrando)

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parlando

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speaking, in a speech like manner

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37
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perdendosi

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gradually, dying away

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38
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pesante

A

heavy or heavily

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39
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piacevole

A

agreeable, pleasant

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40
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rallentando (rall.)

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gradually slowing down

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rinforzando (rinf.)

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reinforcing

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risoluto

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resolute, energetic

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42
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ritenuto

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slightly slower, temporarily holding back suddenly

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scherzando

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sciolto

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free, unconstrained, loosely

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scorrevole

46
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senza misura

A

without strict measure

47
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semplice

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simple, simply

49
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sforzando (sfz.)

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a strong accent

50
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smorzando (smorz.)

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gradually dying away

51
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sostenuto (sost.)

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sustained, sometimes slacking in tempo

52
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strepitoso

A

noisy, noisily

53
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stretto (not fugal)

A

quicker tempo

54
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stringendo

A

getting faster

55
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subito

56
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tempo giusto

A

at exact speed/tempo

57
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tempo primo

A

first/original tempo

58
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teneramente

59
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tenuto (ten.)

60
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veloce

A

with speed, very fast

61
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volante

A

flying, swift

62
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al segno

A

to the sign

63
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appena

A

scarcely, barely

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archi

65
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assai

66
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attacca

67
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col legno

A

with wood (of the bow)

68
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come prima

69
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come sopra

70
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con fuoco

71
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con sordino

72
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corno, corni

A

horn, horns

73
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coro

74
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di molto

75
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e poi la coda

A

and then the coda

76
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fagotto

77
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gran cassa

78
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ma non troppo

A

but not too much

79
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mano destra (m.d.)

A

right hand

80
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mano sinistra (m.s.)

81
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meno mosso

A

less movement (slower)

82
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mosso

A

moved, movement, motion

83
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muta in D

A

change to D

84
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ossia

A

or, alternative

85
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piatti

86
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più

87
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più mosso

A

more movement (faster)

88
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pochissimo (pochiss.)

A

extremely little

89
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poco

90
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prima volta

A

first time, first ending

91
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quasi

92
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segue l’aria

A

follows the aria

93
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sempre

94
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senza

95
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senza sordino

A

without mute

96
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simile

A

in similar fashion

97
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sul G

A

on the G [string]

98
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sul ponticello

A

on the bridge

99
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tacet

A

silent (do not play)

100
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tema

101
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tromba, trombe

A

trumpet, trumpets

102
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tutti

103
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una corda

104
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ut supra

A

as above, as before

105
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volti subito (v.s.)

A

turn quickly (“immediate page”)

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