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solo
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so·lo  (sl)
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 slus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

solo
Noun
pl -los
1. a piece of music or section of a piece of music for one performer: a trumpet solo
2. any performance by an individual without assistance
Adjective
1. performed by an individual without assistance: a solo dance
2. Also: (solo whist) a card game in which each person plays on his or her own
Adverb
by oneself; alone: to fly solo across the Atlantic [Latin solus alone]
soloist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.solosolo - any activity that is performed alone without assistance
activity - 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
flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
Verb1.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"
aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
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"
Translations
solo [ˈsəuləu] nsolo

solo [ˈsəuləu] nsolo m
adv [fly] → en solitaire

solo [ˈsəuləu] nSolo nt
adv (fly) → allein;
(play, perform) → solo;
solo flight → Alleinflug m

solo [ˈsəuləu] n (MUS) → assolo

solo
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
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, 혼자서 하는 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
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, 단독 연기자 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


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