ritardando

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Abbreviation: rit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”).

Adverb edit

ritardando (not comparable)

(music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

Antonyms edit

accelerando

Adjective edit

ritardando (not comparable)

(music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo.

Noun edit

ritardando (plural ritardandos or ritardandi)

(music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.
Synonym: ritard

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)

Adverb edit

ritardando

ritardando

Noun edit

ritardando m (uncountable)

ritardando

Further reading edit

“ritardando”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ri.tarˈdan.do/
Rhymes: -ando
Hyphenation: ri‧tar‧dàn‧do

Verb edit

ritardando

gerund of ritardare

Noun edit

ritardando m (invariable)

(music) ritardando
Synonyms: rallentando, ritenuto, tardando

Further reading edit

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

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritardando.

Adverb edit

ritardando

ritardando

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