Italian Terms

Question 1

a

Answer 1

at, to, by, for, the

Question 2

accelerando, accel.

Answer 2

gradually getting faster

Question 3

ad libitum, ad lib.

Answer 3

at choice, freely

Question 4

adagietto

Answer 4

rather slow (faster than adagio)

Question 5

adagio

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

affetuoso

Answer 6

tenderly

Question 7

affretando

Answer 7

hurrying

Question 8

agitato

Answer 8

agitated

Question 9

al, alla

Answer 9

to the, in the manner of

Question 10

alla breve

Answer 10

with a minim beat

Question 11

alla marcia

Answer 11

in the style of a march

Question 12

allargando

Answer 12

broadening (getting slower and louder)

Question 13

allegretto

Answer 13

fairly fast (slower than allegro)

Question 14

allegro

Answer 14

fast

Question 15

amabile

Answer 15

amiable

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amore

Answer 16

love

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amoroso

Answer 17

loving

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andante

Answer 18

at a medium (walking speed)

Question 19

andantino

Answer 19

slightly faster than andante

Question 20

anima

Answer 20

soul, spirit

Question 21

con anima

Answer 21

with feeling

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animando

Answer 22

becoming lively

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animato

Answer 23

animated, lively

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appassionato

Answer 24

with passion

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assai

Answer 25

very

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attaca

Answer 26

go straight on

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ben

Answer 27

well

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brio

Answer 28

vigour

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con brio

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with vigour

Question 30

calando

Answer 30

getting softer, dying away

Question 31

cantabile

Answer 31

in a singing style

Question 32

cantando

Answer 32

singing

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come

Answer 33

as, similar to

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come prima

Answer 34

as before

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come sopra

Answer 35

as above

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comodo

Answer 36

convenient, comfortable

Question 37

tempo comodo

Answer 37

at a comfortable (normal) speed

Question 38

con, col

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with

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crescendo, cresc.

Answer 39

gradually getting louder

Question 40

da capo, D.C.

Answer 40

repeat from the beginning

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dal segno, D.S.

Answer 41

repeat from the sign (s with a line in the middle and 2 dots, one on each side)

Question 42

deciso

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with determination

Question 43

decrescendo, decres.

Answer 43

gradually getting softer

Question 44

delicato

Answer 44

delicate

Question 45

diminuendo, dim.

Answer 45

gradually getting softer

Question 46

dolce

Answer 46

sweet, soft

Question 47

dolente

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sad, mournful

Question 48

dolore

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grief

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doloroso

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sorrowful

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doppio movimento

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twice as fast

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e,ed

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and

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energico

Answer 52

energetic

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espressivo, express., espr.

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espressive

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espressione

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expression

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estinto

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as soft as possible, lifeless

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f, forte

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loud

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facile

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easy

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ff, fortissimo

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very loud

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fine

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the end

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forza

Answer 60

force

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fp, fortepiano

Answer 61

loud. then immediately soft

Question 62

fuoco

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fire

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giocoso

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playful, merry

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giusto

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proper, exact

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tempo giusto

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in scrict time

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grave

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very slow, solemn

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grazioso

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graceful

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incalzando

Answer 68

getting faster

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l’istesso

Answer 69

the same

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l’istesso tempo

Answer 70

at the same speed

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lacrimoso

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sad

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largamente

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broadly

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larghetto

Answer 73

rather slow, faster than largo

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largo

Answer 74

slow, stately

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leggiero

Answer 75

light, nimble

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lento

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slow

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loco

Answer 77

at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8va)

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lunga

Answer 78

long

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lunga pausa

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long pause

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lusingando

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coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

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ma

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but

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maestoso

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majestic

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marcato, marc.

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emphatic, accented

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legato

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smoothly

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marziale

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in a military style

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meno

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less

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mesto

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sad

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mezzo

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half

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mf, mezzo forte

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moderately loud

Question 90

misura

Answer 90

measure

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alla misura

Answer 91

in strict time

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senza misura

Answer 92

in free time

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moderato

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moderately

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molto

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very, much

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morendo

Answer 95

dying away

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mosso, moto

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movement

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meno mosso

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slower

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con moto

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with movement

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mp, mezzo piano

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moderately soft

Question 100

niente

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nothing

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a niente

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dying away

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nobilment

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nobly

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non

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not

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ossia

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or, alternatively

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p, piano

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soft

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perdendosi

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dying away

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pesante

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heavy

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piacevole

Answer 108

pleasant

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piangevole

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plaintive, in the style of a lament

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piu

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more

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pochettino, poch.

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rather little

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poco

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a little

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possibile

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possible

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presto possibile

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as fast as possible

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pp, pianissimo

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very soft

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presto

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fast (faster than allegro)

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prima, primo

Answer 117

first

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quasi

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as if, resembling

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rallentando, rall.

Answer 119

gradually getting slower

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rinforzando, fr, frz

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reinforcing

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risoluto

Answer 121

bold, strong

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ritardando, ritard., rit.

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gradually getting slower

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ritenuto, riten., rit.

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held back

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ritmico

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rhythmically

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rubato, tempo rubato

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with some freedom of time

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scherzando, scherzoso

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playful, joking

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seconda, secondo

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second

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segue

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go straight on

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semplice

Answer 129

simple, pain

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sempre

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always

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senza

Answer 131

without

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sforzando, sforzato, sf, sfz

Answer 132

forced, accented

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simile, sim.

Answer 133

in the same way

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smorzando, smorz.

Answer 134

dying away

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sonoro

Answer 135

resonant, with rich tone

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sopra

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above

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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto

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below

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sotto cove

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in an undertone

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staccato, stacc.

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detached

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stringendo

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gradually getting faster

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subito

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suddenly

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tanto

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so much

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tempo

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speed, time

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a tempo

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in time

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teneramente, tenerezza

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tenderly, tenderness

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tenuto

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held

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tosto

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swift, rapid

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tranquillo

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calm

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triste, tristamente

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sad, sorrowful

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troppo

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too much

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veloce

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swift

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vivace, vivo

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lively, fast

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voce

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voice

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volante

Answer 155

flying, fast

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volta

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time

Question 157

prima volta

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1st time

Question 158

seconda volta

Answer 158

2nd time