Italian Terms Flashcards by Venus Alarcon

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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

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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

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peaceful

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rinforzando

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reinforcing

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risolto

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bold; strong

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ritmico

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rhythmically

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rubato

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with some freedom of time (“push or pull”

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scherzo

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joke; jest

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semplice

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simple

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senza

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without

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sonoro

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resonant

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sordine

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mute

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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto

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below; “under your breath”

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stringendo

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gradually getting faster

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tacet

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silent

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tempo

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time; speed

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teneramente

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tenderly

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tenuto

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full value; held

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troppo

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too much

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a

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at; to (a tempo = in time)

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accelarando

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gradually getting faster

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adagio

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slowly (between largo and andante)

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al; alla

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in the manner

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allegro

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fast

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andante

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walking speed

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animato

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animated

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appassionato

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passionate

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brio

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vigour

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cantabile

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in a singing style

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cantando

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singing

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con

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with

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crescendo

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gradually getting louder

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da capo

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from the beggining

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dal segno

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from the sign

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diminuendo

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gradually getting softer

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energico

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energetic

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espressivo

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expressive

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fermata

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pause

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fine

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the end

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maestoso

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majestic

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marcato

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emphatic; accented; marked

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moderato

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at a moderate speed

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pesante

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heavy

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pizzicato

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plucked

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tranquillo

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calm

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vigoroso

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strong; vigourous

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voce

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voice

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rallentando

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gradually getting slower

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poco

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a little

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patetico

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with deep feeling

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vivace

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lively