rubato

English

Etymology

Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed".

Pronunciation

Noun

rubato (countable and uncountable, plural rubatos or rubati)

  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat

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French

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. rubato

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruˈba.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bà‧to

Participle

rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. past participle of rubare (“to steal”)

Adjective

rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. (music) rubato

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rubato (“stolen”). Doublet of roubado.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈba.tu/ [huˈba.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈba.tu/ [χuˈba.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈba.to/ [huˈba.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈba.tu/ [ʁuˈβa.tu]

  • Hyphenation: ru‧ba‧to

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) rubato (timing played near, but not on the beat)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rubato.

Adverb

rubato

  1. rubato

Noun

rubato n (uncountable)

  1. rubato

Declension
declension of rubato (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) rubato rubatoul
genitive/dative (unui) rubato rubatoului
vocative rubatoule
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