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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesリタルダンド
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ritarudarndo
"曲の結びに向かってリタルダンドがかけられています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
With a gradual slowing down of tempo; specifically used as a musical direction.
"The orchestra played the final movement with a beautiful ritardando leading into the quiet ending."
- 1
Designating a passage or section characterized by a gradual decrease in speed.
"Notice the ritardando phrase in the second measure of the violin solo."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian musical term 'ritardando', which is the gerund of 'ritardare', meaning 'to delay' or 'to retard'. Ultimately rooted in the Latin 'retardare' (re- 'back' + tardus 'slow'), entering English musical terminology in the 18th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ritardando" is said worldwide
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ralentissant
Transliteration: ralahn-tee-sahn
"Le morceau se termine par un ritardando subtil."
ritardando
Transliteration: ri-tar-dan-do
"Das Orchester spielte ein sanftes Ritardando."
ritardando
Transliteration: ri-tar-dan-do
"Il brano prevede un ritardando alla fine della battuta."
ritardando
Transliteration: ri-tar-dan-do
"El director indicó un ritardando antes del estribillo."
ritardando
Transliteration: ʁi-taɾ-ˈdɐ̃-du
"A música termina com um suave ritardando."
लय धीमी करना
Transliteration: laya dheemi karna
"संगीत के अंत में लय धीमी करना (ritardando) आवश्यक है।"
渐慢
Transliteration: jiàn màn
"乐曲在结尾处有一个明显的渐慢。"
점리듬
Transliteration: jeom-neor-im
Script: 점점 느리게
"지휘자는 악장의 끝에서 점점 느리게 연주하도록 지시했다."
リタルダンド
Transliteration: ritarudarndo
"曲の結びに向かってリタルダンドがかけられています。"
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