The orchestra entered on the downbeat of the conductor's baton.
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Downbeat
//ˈdaʊnbiːt//
Synonyms for "downbeat" (38 found)
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Closest matches (8)
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Related words (19)
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Translations
17 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- мрачен adj (sad)
- песимистичен adj (sad)
Dutch
2 entries- droef adj (sad)
- pessimistisch adj (sad)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĉefpulso noun (accented beat)
Finnish
3 entries- pessimistinen adj (sad)
- synkkä adj (sad)
- alaslyönti noun (accented beat)
French
3 entries- pessimiste adj (sad)
- triste adj (sad)
- temps fort noun (accented beat)
German
1 entries- pessimistisch adj (sad)
Greek
1 entries- θέση noun (accented beat)
Polish
1 entries- akcentowana miara taktu noun (accented beat)
Turkish
2 entries- karamsar adj (sad)
- kötümser adj (sad)
Welsh
1 entries- curiad i lawr noun (accented beat)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The Scottish Reel should be played with a strong downbeat on the first note of each bar.
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The Central Bank issued a downbeat assessment of the economic prospects for the next financial year.
Source: tatoeba (7247927)
Everyone was exhausted, so the party was a somewhat downbeat affair.
Source: tatoeba (7247955)
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