alto

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 2 Galician 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Antonyms 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Antonyms 3.2.2 Related terms 4 Portuguese 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Interjection 5 Spanish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Adjective 5.2.1 Related terms 5.2.2 Antonyms 5.3 Interjection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Italian alto, "high"

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æltəʊ

[edit] Noun

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alto (plural altos)

1. musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano. Originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor, the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
2. person or instrument that performs the alto part

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: алт
• Dutch: alt nl(nl)
• Finnish: altto fi(fi)
• French: alto fr(fr)
• German: Alt (1,2)
• Hungarian: alt hu(hu)
• Japanese: アルト (aruto)
• Slovene: alt sl(sl) m.
• Vietnamese:
  1. bè antô (?)
• # person: người hát giọng nữ trầm; instrument: đàn antô, kèn antô

[edit] Related terms

• bass
• contralto
• soprano
• tenor

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin altus.

[edit] Adjective

alto m. (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

1. tall

[edit] Antonyms

• (high): baixo

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Latin altus, "high"

[edit] Adjective

alto m (f alta, m plural alti, f plural alte)

1. high, tall
2. deep

   uno stagno alta 4 metri - a pond 4 meters deep

3. loud

   ad alta voce - in a loud voice

[edit] Antonyms

• basso

[edit] Related terms

• altare
• altamente
• altezza
• altimetro
• altisonante
• altitonante
• altitudine
• Alto Adige
• altocumulo
• altolocato
• altopiano
• altostrato
• Alto Volta

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin altus

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alto m. (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

1. loud
2. tall
3. high

[edit] Interjection

alto!

1. halt!

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈalto/

[edit] Adjective

alto m. (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

1. high
2. tall

   Las chicas son altas - Those girls are tall

3. loud

   En voz alta – In high voice; out loud

[edit] Related terms

¡

• altura
• altísimo

[edit] Antonyms

• bajo - Short

[edit] Interjection

¡alto!

1. stop!