bémol

See also: bemol

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin b molle (“B flat”, literally “soft B”); the "flat" symbol looks like a small b, so this distinguishes it from the letter b.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.mɔl/
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Noun

bémol m (plural bémols)

  1. (music) flat, bemol
    Coordinate terms: bécarre, dièse
  2. (figuratively) dampener, caveat

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: бемол (bemol)
  • → Macedonian: бемол (bemol)
  • → Persian: بمل (bemol)
  • → Polish: bemol
  • → Russian: бемоль (bemolʹ)
  • → Turkish: bemol

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