alto

  • 41alto — A agg. 1. dell altezza di □ elevato, eminente, prominente, rialzato □ (di persona) lungo, longilineo, slanciato CONTR. basso, poco elevato □ piccolo 2. (di acqua, ecc.) profondo CONTR …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 42alto — n. (pl. os) 1 = CONTRALTO. 2 a the highest adult male singing voice, above tenor. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it. 3 a (attrib.) denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second or third highest. b an alto… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 43Alto — 1 Original name in latin Alto Name in other language State code IT Continent/City Europe/Rome longitude 44.10863 latitude 8.00215 altitude 647 Population 104 Date 2012 02 15 2 Original name in latin Alto Name in other language State code US… …

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  • 44alto — (adj) (Básico) que tiene mucha intensidad o valor Ejemplos: Llevamos al niño al médico porque tenía fiebre alta. Los juguetes alcanzan precios altos antes de la Navidad. Sinónimos: excelente, caro, eminente (adj) (Básico) que se caracteriza por… …

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  • 45alto — UK [ˈæltəʊ] / US [ˈæltoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms alto : singular alto plural altos music 1) a woman who has the lowest female singing voice 2) a man who has the highest adult male singing voice 3) a musical instrument in the same range as an …

    English dictionary

  • 46alto — Viola Vi o*la, n. [It. See {Viol}.] (Mus.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass. [1913 Webster] {Viola da braccio} [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol, or viola, a fifth lower than the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47alto — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48alto — I. noun (plural altos) Etymology: Italian, literally, high, from Latin altus Date: circa 1724 1. a. countertenor b. contralto 2. the second highest voice part in a 4 part chorus 3. a member of a family of instruments having a range lower than… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 49ALTO — n. m. T. de Musique La partie basse dans un morceau à plusieurs parties. Voix d’alto. Il se dit aussi d’une Sorte de violon plus grand qu’un violon ordinaire et monté à une quinte au dessous. Jouer de l’alto. Il désigne aussi un Instrument de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 50alto- — (верхне | haut | hoch | high | alto ) Этот элемент, присоединенный к названию языка и образующий с ним сложное слово, служит для обозначения той части диалектов данного языка, которые относятся к более возвышенной части страны, т.е. к районам,… …

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