different between larghetto vs andante

English

Etymology

Italian, diminutive of largo.

Adjective

larghetto (not comparable)

1. (music) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.

   Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo.

Noun

larghetto (countable and uncountable, plural larghettos)

1. The larghetto tempo.

   Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?

2. A composition or movement to be played larghetto.

   The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Italian diminutive of largo.

Adverb

larghetto

1. (music) larghetto

Noun

larghetto m (definite singular larghettoen, indefinite plural larghettoer, definite plural larghettoene)

1. (music) an larghetto

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter.

References

• “larghetto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Italian diminutive of largo.

Adverb

larghetto

1. (music) larghetto

Noun

larghetto m (definite singular larghettoen, indefinite plural larghettoar, definite plural larghettoane)

1. (music) an larghetto

References

• “larghetto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Noun

andante (plural andantes)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

Translations

Adverb

andante (not comparable)

1. (music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.

Adjective

andante (not comparable)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Anagrams

• Dantean

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian andante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd?nt(?)e/, [??nd?n?t?(?)e?]
• Rhymes: -?nd?nte
• Syllabification: an?dan?te

Noun

andante

1. (music) andante

Declension

Rarely declined.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.d??t/
• Homophone: andantes

Adverb

andante

1. (music) andante

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

1. (music) andante

Further reading

• “andante” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From andare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an?dan.te/

Adjective

andante (plural andanti)

1. going, walking
2. current (month)
3. continuous, unbroken
4. ordinary, of little value
5. agile

Derived terms

• andantemente

Noun

andante m (plural andanti)

1. (music) andante

Verb

andante

1. present participle of andare

Anagrams

• dannate

Further reading

• andante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.?d??.t?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??.?d??.t???/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /??.?d??.te/
• Hyphenation: an?dan?te
• Rhymes: -??nt?i

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese andante, from andar (“to walk”) + -ante.

Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes, comparable)

1. who roams, wanders

   Synonyms: erradio, errante, itinerante, vagabundo, vagamundo, vagante

Related terms

Noun

andante m, f (plural andantes)

1. roamer (one who roams)

   Synonyms: itinerante, vagabundo

See also

• ambulante

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

1. (music) andante (passage to be played in a moderately slow tempo)

Adjective

andante m or f (plural andantes, comparable)

1. (music) andante (played in a moderately slow tempo)

   Coordinate terms: adágio, alegro

Related terms

• andantino

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an?dante/, [ãn??d?ãn?.t?e]

Etymology 1

From andar (“to walk”) +? -ante.

Adjective

andante (plural andantes)

1. walking, who roams, who wanders, errant

Noun

andante m or f (plural andantes)

1. roamer (one who roams)

Related terms

• andar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian andante (“going”).

Noun

andante m (plural andantes)

1. (music) a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
2. (music) a passage having this mark

Adjective

andante (plural andantes)

1. (music) played in a moderately slow tempo

Adverb

andante

1. (music) with a moderately slow tempo

Further reading

• “andante” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.