The little boy looked so ____. I went over to comfort him and
he looked at me ____. (sad)
He acted ____. He's an ____ actor. (excellent)
That girl is very ____. She often sneaks out of the house
____. (quiet)
It's ____ cold today. The cold wind is ____. (awful)
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Italian words in music (part 2)
A large number of the adverbs used in music (as directions of how to
perform a piece) are Italian in origin. Here are some of the most common
with the English equivalents for each:
Adagio /ə'dɑː(d)ʒɪəʊ/ (adv, adj, n)
slowly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed slowly
Allegretto /alɪ'grɛtəʊ/ (adv, adj, n)
fairly quickly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed with
a moderately fast tempo
Allegro /ə'lɛgrəʊ/ (adv, adj, n)
quickly; briskly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed
with a brisk or rapid tempo
Andante /an'danteɪ/ (adv, adj, n)
fairly slowly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed at a
moderately slow pace
Forte /'fɔːteɪ/ (adv, adj, n)
loudly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed loudly
Fortissimo /fɔː'tɪsɪməʊ/ (adv, adj, n)