allegretto

See also: allégretto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian allegretto, diminutive form of allegro.

Adverb

allegretto (not comparable)

(music) A direction in musical notation indicating that the musical piece should be played rather fast and lively.

Related terms

Translations

musical direction

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小快板 (zh) (xiǎokuàibǎn)
Estonian: allegretto (et)
French: allégretto (fr)
German: allegretto (de)
Greek: αλεγκρέτο (el) (alegkréto)

Norwegian: allegretto (no)
Polish: allegretto (pl)
Portuguese: allegretto (pt), alegreto
Romanian: allegretto (ro)
Russian: аллегре́тто (ru) (allegrétto)

Noun

allegretto (plural allegrettos)

(music) A movement in this time.

Translations

a movement that is to be played fast and lively

French: allégretto (fr) m
Ido: alegreto (io)
Polish: allegretto (pl) n
Portuguese: allegretto (pt) m, alegreto m

Romanian: allegretto (ro) m
Russian: аллегре́тто (ru) n (allegrétto)
Swedish: allegretto (sv) n

French

Etymology

Adverb

allegretto

allegretto

Italian

Etymology

allegro +‎ -etto

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -etto

Adverb

allegretto

(music) allegretto

Noun

allegretto m (plural allegretti)

diminutive of allegro
(music) allegretto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

alegreto

Adverb

allegretto (not comparable)

(music) allegretto (played fast and lively)

Noun

allegretto m (plural allegrettos)

(music) allegretto (a movement that is to be played fast and lively)

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