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falsetto

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fal·set·to  (fôl-st)
n. pl. fal·set·tos
1. A male voice in an upper register beyond its normal range.
2. One who sings or talks in this register.

[Italian, diminutive of falso, false, from Latin falsus; see false.]

fal·setto adv.

falsetto [fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ]
n pl -tos
(Music, other) a form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards beyond its natural compass by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords
[from Italian, from falso false]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.falsetto - a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
head register, head tone, head voice - the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
Adj.1.falsetto - artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

falsetto
noun high voice, high-pitched voice Even though it's high, it's not a falsetto.
Translations
falsetto [fɔːlˈsetəʊ]
A. Nfalsete m
B. ADJ [voice] → con falsete
C. ADV [sing] → con falsete

falsetto [fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ]
n (= voice) → fausset m
modif [voice] → de fausset

falsetto
n (= voice)Fistelstimme f; (Mus) → Falsett nt; (= person)Falsettist m
adj falsetto voiceFistelstimme f; (Mus) → Falsettstimme f
adv singim Falsett; speakmit einer Fistelstimme

falsetto [fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ]
1. nfalsetto
2. adjdi falsetto

falsetto [fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ]
1. nfalsetto
2. adjdi falsetto

falsetto
n falsetto [foːlˈsetou]
an unnaturally high (singing) voice in men, or a man with such a voice He was singing in falsetto; He is a falsetto. falset, kopstem, manlike alt صَوْت أعْلى من الصَّوْت الطَّبيعي عند الرِّجال، صَوْت رأسي фалцет fistule falset das Falsett, die Fistelstimme φωνή ασυνήθιστα ψιλή για άνδρα falsete falsett صدای زیر falsetti fausset פַלסֵט मिथ्या (घोषतंत्री) कंपन falset fejhang suara tinggi pada pria falsetta falsetto 裏声 (특히 남성의) 가성(假聲)(을 내는 사람) falcetas falsets lelaki bersuara tinggi falset falsett, fistel(stemme) falset falsete falset фальцет falzet falzet falset falsett เสียงที่แหลมจนหลงหรือแสบแก้วหู หรือผู้ชายที่มีเสียงแหลมจนหลง olağanüstü tiz erkek sesi 假聲 фальцет غیر معمولی طور پر اونچا سر نکالنے والا موسیقار giọng the thé (đàn ông)
adv
He sings falsetto. falset, falsetto بِصَوْت رأسي фалцетно fistule falset falsett με φωνή ασυνήθιστα ψιλή για άνδρα en falsete falsetis با صدای زیر falsetti- (en) fausset שָׁר בְּפַלסֵט मिथ्याकरण, कंपन करना u falsetu fejhangon dengan suara tinggi í falsettu in falsetto 裏声で 가성으로 falcetu falsetā dengan suara tinggi falset i falsett falsetem em falsete (în) falset фальцетом falzetom v falzetu falseto i falsett อย่างเสียงหลง çok tiz/ince bir şekilde 用假聲地 фальцетом اونچے سر میں the thé


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In addition to these--and they were all on deck, chattering and piping in queer, almost elfish, falsetto voices--were the two white men, Captain Van Horn and his Danish mate, Borckman, making a total of seventy-nine souls.
There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man.
I do not, of course, speak of the conceit that displays itself in an elevated nose and a falsetto voice.
 
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