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Dolente

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Sad, mournful

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Dolore

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Grief ( doloroso: sorrowful)

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Doppio movinento

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Twice as fast

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Estinto

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As soft as possible, lifeless

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Incalzando

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Getting quicker

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Lacrimoso

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Sad

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Loco

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At the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction)

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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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Attacca

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Go straight on to the next section of music

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Misura
Alla misura
Senza misura

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Measure
In strict time
I’m free time

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Ossia

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Or, alternatively

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Piacevole

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Pleasant

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Piangevole

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Plaintive, in the style of a lament

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Pochettino, (poch.)

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Rather little

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Rinforzando (rf,rfz)

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Reinforcing

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Segue

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Go straight on

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Smorzando (smorz.)

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Dying away in tone and speed

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Teneramente / tenerezza

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Tenderly / tenderness

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Tosto

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Swift / rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

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Volante

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Flying / fast

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Mesto

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Sad

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Nobilmente

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Nobly

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Risoluto

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Bold,strong

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Semplice

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Simple, plain

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Sonoro

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Resonant, with a rich tone

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Tristamento, triste

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Sorrowful

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Scherzando

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Playfully, joking

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Amabile

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Amiable, pleasant

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Amore

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Love

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Amoroso

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Loving

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Anima

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Spirit

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Animando

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Becoming more lively

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Appassionato

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With passion

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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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Deciso

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With determination

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Dolce

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Sweet, soft

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Energico

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Energetic

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Espressivo

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Expressive

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Largamente

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Broadly

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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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Marziale

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In a military style

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Fortepiano (FP)

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Calando

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Getting softer, dying away

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Niente

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Nothing (silence)

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Crescendo (Cresc.)

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Gradually getting louder

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Decrescendo (Decresc.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo (Dim.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Forte (F)

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Loud

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Fortissimo (FF)

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Very loud

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Mezzo forte (MF)

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Moderately loud

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Mezzo piano (MP)

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Moderately quiet

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Pianissimo (PP)

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Very quiet

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Piano (P)

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Quiet

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Sforzando (SF)

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Forced, accented

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Sforzato (SFZ)

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Forced, accented

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Tenuto

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Held

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Forza

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Force

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Marcato

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Emphatic, accented

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Staccato (Stacc.)

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Detached

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Animé

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Animated, lively

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Douce

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Sweet

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En dehors

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Prominent

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Légèrement

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Light

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Breit

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Broad, expansive

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Fröhlich

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Cheerful, joyful

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Süss

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Sweet

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Traurig

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Sad

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Zart

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Tender delicate

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A tempo

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In time

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Accelerando (accel)

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Gradually getting faster

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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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Affrettando

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Hurrying

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Allargando

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Broadening

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Allegro assai

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Very fast

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Allegro moderato

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Moderately fast

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Allegro

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Fast

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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Comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largo

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Slow and stately

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Lento

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Slow

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Moderato

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Moderate speed

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Presto

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Fast (faster than allegro)

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Rallentando

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Gradually gettin slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritenutow

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Held back

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Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Tempo

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Speed, time

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Veloce

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Swift

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Vivace, vivo

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Lively, quick

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Cédez

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Yield, relax the speed

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Lent

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Slow

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Presser

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Hurry

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Ralentir

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Slow down

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Retenu

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Held back

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Vif

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Lively

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Vite

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Quick

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En retenant

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Holding back, slowing down a little

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En pressant

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Hurrying

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Bewegt

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With movement, agitated

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Langsam

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Slow

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Schnell

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Fast

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Al, Alla

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In the style of

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Assai

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Very

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Ben

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Well

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Come

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As, similar to

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Con, col

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With

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E, ed

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And

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Facile

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Easy

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Giusto

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Proper, exact

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Ma

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But

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Meno

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Less

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Mezzo

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Half

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Molto

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Very much

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Mosso

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Movement

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Non

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Not

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Piu

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More

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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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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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Seconda, secondo

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Second

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Simile (sim.)

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In the same way

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Sopra

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Above

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Sotto

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Below

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Subito

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Suddenly

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Tanta

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So much

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Troppo

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Too much

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Voce

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Voice

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Assez

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Enough

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Avec

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With

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Et

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And

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Mais

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But

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Moins

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Less

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Non

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Not

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Peu

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Little

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Plus

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More

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Sans

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Without

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Très

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Very

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Un, une

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One

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Aber

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But

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Ausdruck

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Expression

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Ein

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One

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Einfach

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Simple

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Etwas

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Somewhat, rather

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Immer

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Always

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Mit

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With

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Nicht

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Not

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Ohne

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Without

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Sehr

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Very

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Und

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And

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Voll

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Full

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Wenig

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Little

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Wieder

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Again

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Zu

A

To,too

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