staccato (redirected from Abgestossen)

stac·ca·to  (st-kät)

adj.

1. Music Cut short crisply; detached: staccato octaves.

2. Marked by or composed of abrupt, disconnected parts or sounds: staccato applause.

n. pl. stac·ca·tos or stac·ca·ti (-t)

A staccato manner or sound.

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[Italian, past participle of staccare, to detach, short for distaccare, from obsolete French destacher, from Old French destachier; see detach.]

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stac·cato adv.

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staccato [stəˈkɑːtəʊ]

adj

1. (Music / Classical Music) Music (of notes) short, clipped, and separate

2. characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech a staccato command

adv

(Music / Classical Music) (esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner

[from Italian, from staccare to detach, shortened from distaccare]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	staccato - (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" disconnected music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner legato, smooth - (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
Adv.	1.	staccato - separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please" legato - connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

Translations

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəʊ]

A. ADV → staccato

B. ADJ → staccato

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəʊ]

adv → staccato

adj

(MUSIC) → piqué(e)

[noise, voice] → saccadé(e)

staccato

adj, adv (Mus) → staccato, stakkato; (fig) → abgehackt

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəʊ] (Mus)

1. adv → in staccato

2. adj → staccato/a; (sound) → scandito/a