llevar el compás
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, "to carry the baton"
Verb
llevar el compás (first-person singular present llevo el compás, first-person singular preterite llevé el compás, past participle llevado el compás)
- (idiomatic) to lead an orchestra (as a conductor)
Further reading
- “llevar el compás”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024