rallentando
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian rallentando.
Adjective
rallentando (not comparable)
- (music) slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian rallentando.
Adverb
rallentando
Further reading
- “rallentando” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Present participle of rallentare (“to slow down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ral.lenˈtan.do/
- Rhymes: -ando
- Hyphenation: ral‧len‧tàn‧do
Noun
rallentando m (invariable)
Descendants
- → English: rallentando
Verb
rallentando
- gerund of rallentare
Further reading
- rallentando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian rallentando.
Adverb
rallentando