tenuto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tenuto.
Noun
tenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
- (music) A passage having this mark
Adverb
tenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)
- (music) In a sustained manner
Adjective
tenuto (not comparable)
- (music, of a passage) Having this tempo mark.
Anagrams
- Teuton
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
tenuto (invariable)
- tenuto
Adverb
tenuto
- tenuto
Noun
tenuto m (plural tenutos)
- tenuto
Further reading
- “tenuto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈnu.to/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Hyphenation: te‧nù‧to
Adjective
tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)
- obliged, indebted, grateful, bound to someone
- Synonyms: obbligato, grato, riconoscente, in debito
- Le sono tenuto di tante sue gentilezze ― I am obliged to you for so many of your kindnesses
- obliged, required to do something
- Synonyms: obbligato, vincolato
- si sono tenuti a portare con voi documenti di identificazione, a tutti i tempi ― you are required to carry identification documents with you, at all times
- non era tenuto a rispondermi ― he didn't have to answer me
Participle
tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)
- past participle of tenere
References
Further reading
- tenuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- nottue
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian tenuto.
Adverb
tenuto
- tenuto