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Music terms Flashcards

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A

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At, to, by, for, in, in the style of

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Accelerando (accel.)

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Getting faster

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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Freely

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Adagietto

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Rather slow

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Adagio

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Slow

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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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Agitato

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Agitated

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Al, alla

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In the style of

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Alla breve

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2 minims in a bar (cut common time) 2 2

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Alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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Allargando

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Getting broader, louder and slower

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Allegretto

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Rather fast

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Allegro

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Fast, lively (allegro assai: very fast)

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Amabile

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Pleasent

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Amore

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Love (amoroso: loving)

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Andantino

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Faster or slower than andante

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Anima

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Soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling)

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Animato

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Animated, lively (animando: becoming more lively)

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Appassionato

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With passion

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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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Ben

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Well

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Brio

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Vigour (con brio: with vigour, lively)

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Calando

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Dying away

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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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Come

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As, similar to

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Comodo

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Convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)

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Con, col

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With

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Crescendo (cres.)

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Getting louder

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Da capo (D.C.)

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Repeat from the beginning

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Dal segno (D.S.)

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Repeat from the sign that looks like an s cut through

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Getting softer

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Getting softer

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Dolce

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Soft, sweet

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Dolente

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Sad, mournful

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Dolore

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Grief

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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

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Energetic

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Espressivo (espresso., espr.)

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Expressive (espressione: 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

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Force

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fp (fortepiano)

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Loud, then soft

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Giocoso

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Merry

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Guiste

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Exact

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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Incalzando

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Getting quicker

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Lacrimoso

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Sad, tearful

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largo

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Slow, stately

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Lento

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Slow

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L’istesso

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The same (l’istesso tempo: the same tempo)

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Loco

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At normal pitch after the 8va sign

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Lunga

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Long (lunga pausa: 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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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)

A

moderately loud

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Misura

A

Measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)

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Moderato

A

Moderately (allegro moderato: moderately fast)

80
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Molto

A

Very, much

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Morendo

A

Dying away

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Mosso, moto

A

Movement (meno mosso: slower; can Moto: with movement)

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mp (mezzo piano)

A

Moderately soft

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Niente

A

Nothing (a niente: dying away)

85
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Nobilmente

A

Nobly

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Non

A

Not

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Ossia

A

Or, alternatively

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p (piano)

A

Soft

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Perdendosi

A

Dying away

90
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Pesante

A

Heavy

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Piacevole

A

Pleasent

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Piangevole

A

Plaintive, mournfully

93
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Più

A

More

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Pochettino (poch.)

A

Rather little

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Poco

A

A little

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Possibile

A

Possible

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pp (pianissimo)

A

Very soft

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Presto

A

Very fast

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Prima, primo

A

First

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Quasi

A

As if

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Rallentando (rall.)

A

Getting slower

102
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Rinforzando (rf., rfz.)

A

Reinforcing

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Risoluto

A

Strong, bold

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Ritardando (ritardo., rit)

A

Getting slower

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Ritenuto (ritenuto., rit.)

A

Held back

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Ritmico

A

Rhythmically

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Rubato, tempo rubato

A

With some freedom of time

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Scherzando, scherzoso

A

Playful, joking

109
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Seconda, secondo

A

Second

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Segue

A

Go straight on

111
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Semplice

A

Simple, plain

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Sempre

A

Always

113
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Senza

A

Without

114
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Sforzando, sforzato (sf., sfa.)

A

Forced, accented

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Simile (sim.)

A

In the same way

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Smorzando (smorz.)

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Dying away

117
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Sonoro

A

With rich tine

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Sopra

A

Above

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Sostenuto

A

Sustained

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Sotto

A

Below (sotto voce: in an undertone)

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Staccato (stacc.)

A

Detached

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Stringendo

A

Getting faster

123
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Subito

A

Suddenly

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Tanto

A

So much

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Tempo

A

Speed,, time (a tempo: in time)

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Teneramente, tenerezza

A

Tenderly, tenderness

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Tenuto

A

Held

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Tosto

A

Rapid, swift

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Tranquillo

A

Calm

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Triste, tristamente

A

Sad, sorrowful

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Troppo

A

too much (non troppo: not too much)

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Veloce

A

Swift

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Vivace, vivo

A

Fast, lively

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Voce

A

Voice

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Volante

A

Fast, flying

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Volta

A

Time (prima volta: first time; second Volta: second time)

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à

A

to, at

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animé

A

animated, lively

139
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assez

A

enough

140
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avec

A

with

141
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cédez

A

Relax the speed

142
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Douce

A

Sweet

143
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En dehors

A

Priminent

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Et

A

And

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Légèr

A

Light

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Légèrement

A

Lightly

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Mais

A

But

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Moins

A

Less

149
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Modéré

A

At a moderate speed

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Non

A

Not

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Peu

A

Little

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Plus

A

More

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Presser

A

Hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)

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Ralentir

A

Slow down

155
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Retenu

A

Half back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)

156
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Sans

A

Without

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Très

A

Very

158
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Un, une

A

One

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Vif

A

LivelyV

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Vite

A

Quick

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Aber

A

But

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Ausdruck

A

Expression

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Bewegt

A

With movement, agitated

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Breit

A

Broad, expansive

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Ein

A

A, one

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Einfach

A

Simple

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Etwas

A

Somewhat, rather

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Fröhlich

A

Cheerful, joyful

169
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Immer

A

Always

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Langsam

A

Slow

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Lebhaft

A

Lively

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Mässig

A

At a moderate speed

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Mit

A

With

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Nicht

A

Not

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Ohne

A

Without

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Ruhig

A

Peaceful

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Schnell

A

Fast

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Sehr

A

Very

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Süss

A

Sweet

180
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Traurig

A

Sad

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Und

A

And

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Voll

A

Full

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Wenig

A

Little

184
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Wieder

A

Again

185
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Zart

A

Tender, delicate

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Zu

A

To, too

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