French Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
Q
à peine entendu
A
barely audible
2
Q
affectueux
A
affectionate; caring
3
Q
allant
A
andante, going, active, brisk
4
Q
alto
A
viola, musical part or section above tenor and below soprano
4
Q
assez vite
A
rather fast
5
Q
animé
A
animated; at a moderately quick tempo
7
Q
au mouvement
A
return to original tempo (“to the tempo”)
8
Q
encore plus lent
A
still slower
9
Q
le double plus lent
A
twice as slow
10
Q
léger
A
light
11
Q
lent
A
slow, slowly
12
Q
marqué
A
marked, stressed, accented
13
Q
modérément animé
A
moderately lively
14
Q
pas trop lent
A
not too slow
14
Q
ralentir
A
to slow down
15
Q
pressez
A
same as accelerando; quicken the tempo
16
Q
retenu
A
held back
17
Q
ralentissant
A
deceleration; slow down
19
Q
rêveusement
A
dreamily
20
Q
sans traîner
A
without dragging
21
Q
serrez
A
tighten, press
22
Q
temps
A
time (usually in the sense of beat)
23
Q
très retenu
A
very much “held back” (slow down)
24
Q
triste
A
sad
25
un peu lent
a little slower
26
vif
lively; fast
27
vite
quick; quickly
28
accord(s)
chord, tuning
29
agréments
small ornament
29
bas
lower
30
assez
fairly
31
bis
twice
32
clavecin
harpsichord
33
cédez
yield, slow down
35
cor anglais
English horn
36
cor, cors
horn
37
cuivré
brassy
38
doux
sweet, sweetly
38
douleureux
sorrowful, painful
39
en dehors
bring out, emphasized
41
étouffé
with mute ("muffled")
42
étude
study
42
hautbois
oboe
43
haut
upper
44
laissez vibrer
let vibrate
46
main gauche (m.g.)
left hand
46
moins
less
47
main droite (m.d.)
right hand
48
morceau
piece
50
ôtez les sourdines
take off mutes
50
plus
more
51
peu à peu
bit by bit, little by little
53
Quatuor
quartet
53
sec
dry
54
sourdine
mute
55
revenez au premier mouvement
return to the first tempo
57
très
very, much
57
trop
too much
58
très vif
very lively
59
un peu
a little
60
unis
unison
61
voix
voice
62
voilé
veiled, subdued
63
bémol
flat
64
dièse
sharp
65
majeur
major
66
mineur
minor
67
ut
pitch name = C
