Diluendo

/ˌdɪluˈɛndoʊ/ adverb

Definition

A musical direction meaning to gradually become softer and thinner in sound, similar to a fading away effect.

Etymology

Italian musical term from Latin 'diluere' (to dilute, wash away) combined with the gerundive suffix '-endo'. It evolved in 18th-century classical music to describe the effect of gradually reducing volume and intensity.

Kelly Says

This word captures the brilliant Italian approach to music—rather than just saying 'get quieter,' they used a word that literally means 'diluting' the sound, which beautifully describes what happens to your ear when music fades away.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ አንድ ማድረግ
an-d an-d ma-d-reg
ARالعربية
إذابة
id-ha-ba
BNবাংলা
পাতলা করা
pa-ta-la kor-a
CACatalà
dilui
di-lui
CSČeština
ředit
re-dit
DADansk
fortynde
for-tynde
DEDeutsch
verdünnen
ver-dün-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αποδυνάμωση
a-po-dy-na-mo-si
ESEspañol
diluir
di-lui-r
FAفارسی
رقیق کردن
ra-qiq kar-dan
FISuomi
liuottaa
li-u-ot-taa
FRFrançais
diluer
di-l-u-er
GUGU
સમય બચાવવો
sa-may ba-cha-va-vo
HAHA
tsanawa lokacin
tsan-a-wa lo-ka-cin
HEעברית
ל希ל
le-hil
HIहिन्दी
पतला करना
pa-ta-la kar-na
HUMagyar
vizes
ve-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
encer
en-cer
IGIG
gbuo
g-boo-o
ITItaliano
diluire
di-l-u-ire
JA日本語
薄める
usu-me-ru
KKKK
уақытты жүктеу
u-a-ky-t-ty ju-k-tew
KMKM
បន្ថែមទឹក
ban-tha-em tu-ek
KO한국어
묽게 하다
tteok-ge ha-da
MRMR
वेळ वाचवा
ve-la va-cha-va
MSBahasa Melayu
mencair
men-cair
MYမြန်မာ
အရည် ပျံ့
a-ye ri p-yan
NLNederlands
verdunnen
ver-dun-nen
NONorsk
fortynge
for-tynge
PAPA
ਸਮਾਂ wastage
sa-man wa-stej
PLPolski
rozcieńczyć
ro-z-cień-czyć
PTPortuguês
diluição
di-lu-i-sao
RORomână
dilua
di-lu-a
RUРусский
разбавлять
raz-bav-lyat'
SVSvenska
späda ut
spee-da ut
SWKiswahili
kufuta
ku-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
வடிகட்ட
va-di-kat
TEతెలుగు
తీయగా చేయడం
tee-ya-ga che-ya-dam
THไทย
เจือจาง
cheu-chaang
TLTL
papayat
pa-pa-yat
TRTürkçe
sulandırmak
sul-an-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
розбавляти
roz-bav-lyat'
URاردو
پھیلانا
peh-ila-na
VITiếng Việt
loãng
loang
YOYO
ṣẹ̀pẹ̀ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀
she-pe awon or-o
ZH中文
稀释
xī shì
ZUZU
ukuthiwe isikhathi
oo-koo-thee-we ee-si-ka-thi

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