Music Thesaurus
General meaning: tempo getting slower
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allargando |
getting slower and louder |
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allentando |
getting slower, rallentando |
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calando |
getting softer and usually slower |
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cedendo |
getting slower |
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espandendosi |
getting broader, fuller, more intense |
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largando |
growing slower and more marked, usually getting louder |
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lentando |
growing slower |
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perdendosi |
dying away, getting slower and barely audible, morendo |
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rallentamento |
slackening in tempo |
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rallentando |
growing slower and slower, abbrev. rall. |
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rallentare |
growing slower |
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rattenendo |
getting slower and slower; rallentando |
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rilasciando |
getting slower and slower; rallentando |
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ritardando |
getting slower and slower; abbrev. rit. or ritard. |
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ritenendo |
getting slower and slower; rallentando |
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slargando |
getting slower |
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slentando |
getting slower |
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stentando |
delaying, retarding |
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stirato |
dragging, delaying |
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tardando |
delaying, retarding |
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trascinando |
delaying, dragging |
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French |
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cédez |
slower |
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en élargissant |
getting slower |
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en retenant |
holding back |
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German |
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aufhalten |
to stop or slow down |
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nachgebend |
yieldingly, slower and slower |
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nachgiebig |
yieldingly, slower and slower |
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nachlassend |
yieldingly, slower and slower |
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schleppen |
to drag, to slow down |
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schleppend |
dragging |
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zögernd |
hesitating, retarding |
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zurückhaltend |
holding back, ritardando |
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