Italian Terms Flashcards
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affabile
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friendly
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affettusoso
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tenderly (affection)
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affrettando
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hurrying
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agitato
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agitated; restless
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allargando
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broadening
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assai
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very
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attacca
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go straight on
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col; colla
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with
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comodo
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convenient
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giocoso
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playful; joyful
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giusto
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exact
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lacrimoso
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sad
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largamente
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broadly
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leggiero
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light
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l’istesso
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same
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lunga
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long
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marziale
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military style
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meno
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less
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molto
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much
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mosso
A
movement
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niente
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nothing
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ossia
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or; alernatively
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ostinato
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persistent
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piu
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more
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placido
peaceful
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rinforzando
reinforcing
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risolto
bold; strong
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato
with some freedom of time ("push or pull"
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scherzo
joke; jest
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semplice
simple
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senza
without
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sonoro
resonant
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sordine
mute
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below; "under your breath"
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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tacet
silent
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tempo
time; speed
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teneramente
tenderly
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tenuto
full value; held
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troppo
too much
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a
at; to (a tempo = in time)
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accelarando
gradually getting faster
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adagio
slowly (between largo and andante)
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al; alla
in the manner
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allegro
fast
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andante
walking speed
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animato
animated
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appassionato
passionate
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brio
vigour
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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con
with
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crescendo
gradually getting louder
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da capo
from the beggining
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dal segno
from the sign
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diminuendo
gradually getting softer
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energico
energetic
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espressivo
expressive
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fermata
pause
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fine
the end
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
emphatic; accented; marked
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moderato
at a moderate speed
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pesante
heavy
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pizzicato
plucked
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tranquillo
calm
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vigoroso
strong; vigourous
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voce
voice
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rallentando
gradually getting slower
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poco
a little
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patetico
with deep feeling
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vivace
lively
