altibajo

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Spanish

Etymology

alto (high) +‎ bajo (low)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /altiˈbaxo/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞a.xo]

Noun

altibajo m (plural altibajos)

  1. (in the plural) ups and downs
  2. setback
    • 2015 September 29, “Jazz para todos los públicos”, in El País[1]:
      De Fats Waller o Nat Cole a Tom Waits o Bob Dylan, de Fred Astaire o Frank Sinatra a Gordon Lightfoot o The Mamas and The Papas, de Oscar Peterson a Green Day. Un recorrido aparentemente caótico que Krall sabe hacer suyo sin el mínimo altibajo pasando del boogie woogie al blues y de ahí al pop-rock con total naturalidad.
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