tempo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- half adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
- tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
- weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.
- while noun A period of time, especially one of uncertain or moderate length.
Senses
tempo is used for these senses in English:
- break A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- half One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- period (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- tense (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
- time (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- time (uncountable, with, possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
- time (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
half — full definition
- adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
- adv Partially, or to an incomplete degree.
- noun One of two equal parts into which something is divided.