tempo

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

Singular
tempo

Plural
tempos or tempi

tempo (plural tempos or tempi)

  1. (plural: tempos) a frequency or rate
  2. (chess, plural: tempos) a move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him.
  3. (music, plural: tempi) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)

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frequency
chess: a move
music: number of beats per minute
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  • Dutch: tempo n. (1,3)
  • German: Tempo n. (1,2,3)

[edit] Czech

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tempo n.

  1. speed, pace, rate
  2. (music): tempo
  3. (swimming): stroke

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (“‘time’”).

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  • IPA: /tɛmpo/[ˈtˢɛmpʰo], [ˈtˢɛmb̥o]

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tempo n. (singular definite tempoet, plural indefinite tempoer or tempi)

  1. pace
  2. rate
  3. tempo
  4. stage

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    Inflection of “tempo”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative tempo tempoet tempoer
tempi		 tempoerne
tempiene
genitive tempos tempoets tempoers
tempis		 tempoernes
tempienes

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tempo n. (plural tempo's)

  1. tempo

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin tempus; Italian, Portuguese tempo; French temps; Spanish tiempo.

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  • IPA: /ˈtempo/
  • Hyphenation: tem‧po

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tempo (plural tempoj, accusative singular tempon, accusative plural tempojn)

  1. time
    Numomente, mi ne havas tempon por fari vojaĝon.
    At the moment, I don't have time to make a trip.
  2. (grammatical) tense
    La sufikso -os indikas la estonta verba tempo.
    The suffix -os indicates the future verb tense.

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[edit] Galician

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tempo m. (plural tempos)

  1. time
  2. period, age
  3. (grammar) tense

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[edit] Ido

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tempo

  1. time

[edit] Italian

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  • IPA: [ˈtempo]

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Latin tempus, time.

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tempo m. (plural tempi)

  1. time
  2. time, age, period
    bei tempi!, those were the days!
  3. part (of a film, show, etc.)
    primo tempo, secondo tempo, first part, second part (of a film.)
  4. weather
    tempo da lupi - lousy weather
  5. (music) time, tempo, rhythm.
  6. (grammar) tense
    tempo passato, past tense.

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[edit] Norwegian

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tempo

  1. tempo

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    Inflection of tempo
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n tempo tempot tempo/tempor a/tempone
Nynorsk n tempo tempoet tempo tempoa [tempoi]

[edit] Papiamentu

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tempo

  1. time

[edit] Portuguese

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tempo m.

  1. time
  2. weather
  3. season
  4. (grammar) tense

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