upbeat

up·beat  (pbt)

n. Music

1. An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.

2. The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.

adj. Informal

1. Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.

2. Happy; cheerful.

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upbeat [ˈʌpˌbiːt]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  a usually unaccented beat, esp the last in a bar

b.  the upward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare downbeat

2. an upward trend (in prosperity, etc.)

adj

Informal marked by cheerfulness or optimism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	upbeat - a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" eudaemonia, eudaimonia, well-being, wellbeing, welfare fool's paradise - an illusory state of wellbeing health, wellness - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" successfulness, prosperity - the condition of prospering; having good fortune
	2.	upbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) offbeat musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
Adj.	1.	upbeat - pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic pollyannaish, cheerful optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

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upbeat

adjective (Informal) cheerful, positive, optimistic, promising, encouraging, looking up, hopeful, favourable, rosy, buoyant, heartening, cheery, forward-looking Neil's colleagues say he was actually in a joking, upbeat mood.

Translations

upbeat [ˈʌpˈbiːt]

A. ADJ (= positive) → optimista

B. N (Mus) → tiempo m débil, tiempo m no acentuado (fig) (in prosperity) → aumento m

upbeat [ˈʌpbiːt]

n

(MUSIC) → levé m

adj (= optimistic) [person, mood, note, assessment] → optimiste
to be upbeat about sth → être optimiste au sujet de qch

upbeat

n (Mus) → Auftakt m

adj (inf) (= cheerful) → fröhlich; (= optimistic) → optimistisch; to be upbeat about something → über etw (acc) → optimistisch gestimmt sein

upbeat [ˈʌpˌbiːt]

1. n (Mus) → tempo in levare; (positive trend) → tendenza al rialzo

2. adj (fam) → ottimistico/a