"crescendo" meaning in French

See crescendo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kʁe.ʃɛn.do/, /kʁɛ.ʃɛn.do/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-crescendo.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-crescendo.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian crescendo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|crescendo}} Borrowed from Italian crescendo Head templates: {{fr-adv}} crescendo
  1. (music) crescendo
    Sense id: en-crescendo-fr-adv-7twotng3 Categories (other): Music, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 10 9 2 5 4 1 2 12 12 2 10 2 1 9 2 7 1 8 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 1 3 3 1 1 14 14 1 10 1 1 10 1 8 1 9 1 0 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 44 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /kʁe.ʃɛn.do/, /kʁɛ.ʃɛn.do/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-crescendo.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-crescendo.wav Forms: crescendos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian crescendo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|crescendo}} Borrowed from Italian crescendo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} crescendo m (plural crescendos)
  1. (music) crescendo Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-crescendo-fr-noun-7twotng3 Categories (other): Music, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 10 9 2 5 4 1 2 12 12 2 10 2 1 9 2 7 1 8 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 1 3 3 1 1 14 14 1 10 1 1 10 1 8 1 9 1 0 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 44 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (figurative) gradual increase, crescendo Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-crescendo-fr-noun-ge-zS27D Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 44 13
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