allargando

[ ah-lahr-gahn-doh, -gan-; Italian ahl-lahr-gahn-daw ]

adjective

, Music.

1. becoming slower and broader.

allargando

/ ˌɑːlɑːˈɡændəʊ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) with increasing slowness

Word History and Origins

Origin of allargando¹

1890–95; < Italian: al to the + largando broadening. See large

Word History and Origins

Origin of allargando¹

Italian, from allargare to make slow or broad

Example Sentences

Allargando lo sguardo, preoccupa la persistente pressione al rialzo sulla curva dei rendimenti Usa, che spaventa il listini azionari su entrambe le sponde dell’Atlantico.

From Reuters

Tutti was the great-uncle of the infamous Con Spirito, well known to posterity as the lover of the lovely but passionate Violenza Allargando, destined to become the mother of Largo con Craviata, the fearless captain of Dolcissimo's light horse under General Lamento Agitato, whose grandmother, Sempre Calando, was notorious for her illicit liaison with Pesante e Stentato, a union which was to bear fruit in the shape of Lusingando Molto.

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