The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.
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Tempo
//ˈtɛm.poʊ//
Synonyms for "tempo" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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6 entriesat location
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5 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 28 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (timing of a particular event)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
- tempo noun (cycling: steady pace set by the frontmost riders)
Belarusian
2 entries- тэмп noun (frequency or rate)
- тэмп noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Bulgarian
3 entries- те́мпо noun (music: number of beats per minute)
- темпо noun (frequency or rate)
- темпо noun (bridge: timing advantage of being on lead)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 拍子 noun (music: number of beats per minute)
- （音乐的）速度 noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Danish
1 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
Finnish
4 entries- ajoitus noun (timing of a particular event)
- tahti noun (frequency or rate)
- tavaramopo noun (small truck or cargo van)
- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
French
3 entries- Tempo noun (car shelter)
- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
German
2 entries- Tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- Tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Greek
2 entries- ρυθμός noun (frequency or rate)
- ρυθμός noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Hebrew
1 entries- קֶצֶב noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Hindi
1 entries- लय noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Indonesian
1 entries- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Italian
2 entries- ritmo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Japanese
1 entries- テンポ noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Korean
1 entries- 템포 noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Latin
1 entries- temporum intervalla noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Malay
1 entries- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Māori
3 entries- taki noun (music: number of beats per minute)
- tukituki noun (frequency or rate)
- whakataki noun (frequency or rate)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Polish
2 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Russian
2 entries- темп noun (frequency or rate)
- темп noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Spanish
4 entries- tempo noun (frequency or rate)
- tempo noun (chess: type of move)
- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
- tempo noun (cycling: steady pace set by the frontmost riders)
Swedish
1 entries- tempo noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Tamil
1 entries- தாப்பு noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Thai
1 entries- เทมโป noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Ukrainian
2 entries- темп noun (frequency or rate)
- темп noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nhịp độ noun (music: number of beats per minute)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo.
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Tom beat the drum at a slow tempo.
Source: tatoeba (1027037)
If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practise saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practise the same phrase over and over again until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo.
Source: tatoeba (1483929)
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