tempo
French → English
(music) Tempo: the relative speed at which a musical piece is performed
Le pianiste a choisi un tempo extrêmement rapide pour cette sonate.
(English) The pianist chose an extremely fast tempo for this sonate.
Il est difficile de garder le bon tempo pendant toute la durée de la valse.
(English) It is difficult to keep the right tempo throughout the duration of the waltz.
(games) Tempo: a single unit of time corresponding to one move in chess
Le joueur a gagné un tempo précieux en développant son cavalier.
(English) The player gained a valuable tempo by developing his knight.
Plutôt que de défendre ce pion, il a préféré gagner un tempo d'attaque.
(English) Rather than defending this pawn, he preferred to gain an attacking tempo.
Entry ID: fr:en:tempo · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary