"allegro" meaning in English

See allegro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ [US], /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-allegro.wav
Etymology: From Italian allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegro}} Italian allegro Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} allegro (not comparable)
  1. (music) in a quick and lively manner Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: allegro ma non troppo, allegro moderato, allegro non troppo, sonata-allegro form Translations (played in a quick, lively tempo): αλλέγκρο (allégkro) (Greek), alegro (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-allegro-en-adj--UED6I7V Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Adverb

IPA: /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ [US], /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-allegro.wav
Etymology: From Italian allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegro}} Italian allegro Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} allegro (not comparable)
  1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Translations (in a quick, lively tempo): allegro (Finnish), allegro [masculine] (French), allegro (Norwegian Bokmål), alegro (Portuguese), аллегро (allegro) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-allegro-en-adv-2mtcbiK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 30 24 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 36 28 23 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 2 18 14 12 1 1 20 1 0 0 11 16 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 14 12 1 0 21 0 0 0 12 16 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 34 28 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 34 27 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 33 29 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 31 28 25 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 36 29 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 37 29 26 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ [US], /əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-allegro.wav Forms: allegros [plural]
Etymology: From Italian allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegro}} Italian allegro Head templates: {{en-noun}} allegro (plural allegros)
  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto. Categories (topical): Music Translations (passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo): allegro [masculine] (French), alegro [masculine] (Portuguese), alegro [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (tempo mark indicating a quick, lively tempo): 快板 (kuàibǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), allegro (Finnish), allegro [masculine] (French), αλλέγκρο (allégkro) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-allegro-en-noun-Fqg8stCo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 30 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 2 18 14 12 1 1 20 1 0 0 11 16 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 14 12 1 0 21 0 0 0 12 16 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 34 28 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 33 29 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 31 28 25 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 36 29 26 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo': 50 38 12 Disambiguation of 'tempo mark indicating a quick, lively tempo': 62 31 8
  2. (music, more, traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-allegro-en-noun-jvcERdvl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 36 30 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 2 18 14 12 1 1 20 1 0 0 11 16 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 14 12 1 0 21 0 0 0 12 16 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 34 28 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 33 29 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 31 28 25 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 34 28 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 36 29 26 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) A passage having this mark. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-allegro-en-noun-5YLegDg4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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      "word": "快板"
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      "word": "allegro moderato"
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      "sense": "played in a quick, lively tempo",
      "word": "alegro"
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