downbeat

down·beat  (dounbt)

n.

1. Music

a. The downward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the first beat of a measure.

b. The first beat of a measure.

2. Informal A period of stagnation or inactivity.

adj.

Cheerless; pessimistic.

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downbeat [ˈdaʊnˌbiːt]

n

(Music, other) Music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare upbeat

adj

1. (Psychology) Informal depressed; gloomy

2. Informal relaxed; unemphatic

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

downbeat - the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"

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downbeat Informal

adjective

1. low-key, muted, subdued, sober, sombre The headlines were suitably downbeat.

2. gloomy, negative, depressed, pessimistic, unfavourable They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
gloomy encouraging, positive, optimistic, cheerful, favourable, upbeat, buoyant, heartening

Translations

downbeat [ˈdaʊnˌbiːt]

A. ADJ (= gloomy) → pesimista, deprimido; (= unemphatic) [tone, statement] → moderado

B. N (Mus) → compás m acentuado

downbeat [ˈdaʊnbiːt]

adj (= pessimistic) [person] → pessimiste, négatif/ive; [assessment] → pessimiste
to be downbeat about sth → être pessimiste à propos de qch

n (MUSIC) → temps m frappé

downbeat [ˈdaʊnˌbiːt]

1. n (Mus) → tempo in battere

2. adj (fam) (gloomy) → pessimistico/a; (relaxed) → distaccato/a

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downbeat [ˈdaʊnˌbiːt]

1. n (Mus) → tempo in battere

2. adj (fam) (gloomy) → pessimistico/a; (relaxed) → distaccato/a