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rubato

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed".

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Noun

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rubato (countable and uncountable, plural rubatos or rubati)

  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
    • 2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 110:
      The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.

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Noun

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rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. rubato

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ruˈba.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bà‧to

Participle

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rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. past participle of rubare (“to steal”)

Adjective

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rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. (music) rubato

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian rubato (“stolen”). Doublet of roubado.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ru‧ba‧to

Noun

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rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) rubato (timing played near, but not on the beat)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian rubato.

Adverb

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rubato

  1. rubato

Noun

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rubato n (uncountable)

  1. rubato

Declension

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declension of rubato (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) rubato rubatoul
genitive/dative (unui) rubato rubatoului
vocative rubatoule
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