"moderato" meaning in English

See moderato in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian moderato. Doublet of moderate. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|moderato}} Borrowed from Italian moderato, {{doublet|en|moderate}} Doublet of moderate Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} moderato
  1. (music) (to be) played in this style Translations (played in this style): moderato (German)
    Sense id: en-moderato-en-adj-Mjy~r22B Categories (other): Music, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 17 12 6 0 0 24 1 1 0 9 19 0 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian moderato. Doublet of moderate. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|moderato}} Borrowed from Italian moderato, {{doublet|en|moderate}} Doublet of moderate Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} moderato
  1. (music) played in this style Related terms: allegro moderato, andante moderato
    Sense id: en-moderato-en-adv-oYpASvwU Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 28 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 43 24 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 17 12 6 0 0 24 1 1 0 9 19 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 38 25 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 39 25 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: moderatos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian moderato. Doublet of moderate. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|moderato}} Borrowed from Italian moderato, {{doublet|en|moderate}} Doublet of moderate Head templates: {{en-noun}} moderato (plural moderatos)
  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo. Synonyms: comodo Translations (tempo mark): Moderato [neuter] (German), μοντεράτο (monteráto) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-moderato-en-noun-jzjUZxVi Categories (other): Music, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 17 12 6 0 0 24 1 1 0 9 19 0 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'tempo mark': 78 22
  2. (music) A passage having this mark Translations (passage): Moderato [neuter] (German), μοντεράτο (monteráto) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-moderato-en-noun-Fn2hWwkE Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'passage': 41 59

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