Italian Terms - Italian to English

Question 1

Allegro

Answer 1

Quick and Lively

Question 2

Adagio

Answer 2

Slow

Question 3

Andante

Answer 3

at a moderate walking pace

Question 4

allegretto

Answer 4

Quick, but not as quick as allegro

Question 5

piano (p)

Answer 5

soft

Question 6

mezzo piano (mp)

Answer 6

moderately soft

Question 7

mezzo forte (mf)

Answer 7

moderately loud

Question 8

forte

Answer 8

loud

Question 9

Crescendo

Answer 9

becoming louder

Question 10

Diminuendo

Answer 10

becoming softer

Question 11

a tempo

Answer 11

in time

Question 12

Rallentando / Ritardando

Answer 12

becoming slower

Question 13

accelerando

Answer 13

increasing the speed / becoming faster

Question 14

legato

Answer 14

slur, to be played smoothly

Question 15

staccato

Answer 15

short and detached

Question 16

molto

Answer 16

much or more

Question 17

meno

Answer 17

less

Question 18

poco

Answer 18

a little

Question 19

poco

Answer 19

a little

Question 20

piu

Answer 20

more

Question 21

assai

Answer 21

enough or very

Question 22

non troppo

Answer 22

not too much

Question 23

grave

Answer 23

very, very slow

Question 24

vivace

Answer 24

lively

Question 25

moderato

Answer 25

moderately

Question 26

presto

Answer 26

very fast

Question 27

largo

Answer 27

very slow

Question 27

largo

Answer 27

very slow

Question 28

pianissimo (pp)

Answer 28

very soft

Question 29

ritenuto

Answer 29

holding back

Question 30

maestoso

Answer 30

majestically

Question 31

mesto

Answer 31

sadly

Question 32

dolce

Answer 32

sweetly

Question 32

agitato

Answer 32

agitated

Question 33

scherzando

Answer 33

playful, jokingly, with humor

Question 34

leggiero

Answer 34

lightly

Question 35

pesante

Answer 35

heavy