so·lo (s  l)n. pl. so·los 1. Music A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment. 2. A performance by a single singer or instrumentalist. 3. Games Any of various card games in which one player singly opposes others. adj. 1. Music Composed, arranged for, or performed by a single voice or instrument. 2. Made or done by a single individual. adv. Unaccompanied; alone: flew solo from Anchorage to Miami. intr.v. so·loed, so·lo·ing, so·los 1. To perform a solo. 2. To fly an airplane without a companion or an instructor, especially for the first time. [Italian, from Latin s lus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] |
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
n pl -los
1. (Music, other) pl -los, -li [-liː] a musical composition for one performer with or without accompaniment
2. (Group Games / Card Games) any of various card games in which each person plays on his own instead of in partnership with another, such as solo whist
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a flight in which an aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
4.
a. any performance, mountain climb, or other undertaking carried out by an individual without assistance from others
b. (as modifier) a solo attempt
adj
(Music, other) Music unaccompanied a sonata for cello solo
adv
by oneself; alone to fly solo
vb
to undertake a venture alone, esp to operate an aircraft alone or climb alone
[via Italian from Latin sōlus alone, sole1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  solo - any activity that is performed alone without assistanceactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| 2. | solo - a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment) musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" voluntary - composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance | |
| 3. | solo - a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied | |
| Verb | 1. | solo - fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| 2. | solo - perform a piece written for a single instrument perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" | |
| Adj. | 1. | solo - composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner unaccompanied - playing or singing without accompaniment; "the soloist sang unaccompanied" |
| Adv. | 1. | solo - without anybody else or anything else; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" |
solo
adjective
unaccompanied, independent, single-handed, lonely, solitary, unattended, unescorted, unchaperoned He completed a solo flight around the world in 1933.
adverb
unaccompanied, independently, single-handedly, alone, unattended, unescorted, unchaperoned, under your own steam, by your own efforts, companionless He became the very first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Translations
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
A. N (solos (pl))
2. (Cards) → solo m
solo
adj → Solo-; a solo goal → ein im Alleingang geschossenes Tor; solo album → Soloalbum nt; solo artist → Solokünstler(in) m(f); solo career → Solokarriere f; solo flight → Solo- or Alleinflug m; solo passage (Mus) → Solopassage f; solo performance (Mus) → Solo nt; (Theat) → Solovorstellung f
adv → allein; (Mus) → solo; to go solo (musician etc) → eine Solokarriere einschlagen; to fly solo → einen Alleinflug machen
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
n solo [ˈsəuləu]
something (eg a musical piece for one voice or instrument, a dance or other entertainment) in which only one person takes part a cello/soprano solo. solo عَزْف أو غِناء مُنْفَرِد муз. соло sólo solo; -solo das Solo σόλο solo soolo تك نوازي؛ تك خواني soolo solo סוֹלוֹ एकल संगीत solo szóló(játék), énekszóló solo sóló, einleikur assolo 独奏 독창(곡), 독주(곡), 단독 연기 solo solo solo solo solo solo solo solo соло sólo solo solo solo เพลงร้องเดี่ยว; การแสดงเดี่ยว solo 獨唱或獨奏 соло; сольний номер ایک ہی ساز یا ایک ہی آواز کا نغمہ đơn ca, độc tấu 独唱或独奏
adj
in which only one takes part a solo flight in an aeroplane. alleenagtig مُنْفَرِد في الطائِرَه солов samostatný solo- Allein-... σόλο en solitario üksik- تنها yksin- en solitaire סוֹלוֹ एकल sam, bez pratnje szóló solo sóló- da solo, solitario 単独の 단독의 vienas patstāvīgs (lidojums) solo solo solo- samotny a solo individual одиночный samostatný brez spremstva solo solo-, ensam- ซึ่งทำเพียงคนเดียว yalnız, tek başına 單獨的 сольний ہوا باز کی تنہا پرواز liên quan đến một mình, tự mình 单独的
n soloist
a person who plays, sings etc a solo. solis عازِف او مُمَثِّل مُنْفَرِد солист sólista solist der/die Solist(in) σολίστας solista solist solisti soliste סוֹלַן एकलवाद, एकल गायक solist szólista solis sólóisti; einsöngvari/-leikari solista 独奏者 독창자, 독주자, 단독연기자 solistas solists penyanyi atau pemuzik solo solist solist solista solista solist солист sólista solist solista solist นักร้องเดี่ยว; นักเล่นดนตรีชิ้นเดียว solist 獨唱者或獨奏者 соліст ایکل گایک یا تنہا کلاکار người đơn ca, nghệ sĩ độc tấu 独唱者或独奏者
solo → عمل منفرد sólo solo Solo σόλο solo soolo solo solo assolo ソロ 독주 solo solo solo solo соло solouppträdande เพลงร้องเดี่ยว tek başına bản độc tấu 独奏曲
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