tenuto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tenuto.

Noun

tenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

tenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)

1. (music) In a sustained manner

Adjective

tenuto (not comparable)

1. (music, of a passage) Having this tempo mark.

Anagrams

• Teuton

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

tenuto (invariable)

1. tenuto

Adverb

tenuto

1. tenuto

Noun

tenuto m (plural tenutos)

1. tenuto

Further reading

• “tenuto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: te‧nù‧to

Adjective

tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)

1. obliged, indebted, grateful, bound to someone

   Synonyms: obbligato, grato, riconoscente, in debito

   Le sono tenuto di tante sue gentilezze ― I am obliged to you for so many of your kindnesses

2. obliged, required to do something

   Synonyms: obbligato, vincolato

   si sono tenuti a portare con voi documenti di identificazione, a tutti i tempi ― you are required to carry identification documents with you, at all times

   non era tenuto a rispondermi ― he didn't have to answer me

Participle

tenuto (feminine tenuta, masculine plural tenuti, feminine plural tenute)

1. past participle of tenere

Further reading

• tenuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nottue

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian tenuto.

Adverb

tenuto

1. tenuto