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Meanings of forte in English

Catalan
fort
Spanish
especialización

An asset of special worth or utility.

    fort
    Spanish
    fuerte

    Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.

        Related terms
        fuerte
        Russian
        f
        Spanish
        forte
        Catalan
        forte

        Music dynamic.

              Related terms
              f

              Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly.

                    Usage of forte in English
                    1
                    Especially if you're in a big group: not exactly no-bookings places' forte.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    That way of looking at the world was not her forte, however.
                    Blind willow, sleeping woman
                    3
                    But literalness has never been the forte of the public relations industry.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    His forte lies in moving the passions of those whom he addresses.
                    Sketches and Studies
                    5
                    Cloud-based applications and services are not Microsoft's forte-thoseare Google's stomping grounds.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    Visual patterns were not her forte, but she remembered the general's words.
                    Year's best sf 15
                    7
                    Such was the career of Muzio Clementi, the father of piano-forte virtuosos.
                    Great Violinists and Pianists
                    8
                    Visit Website Throughout his entire climbing career, consistency has been his forte.
                    Climbing Magazine
                    9
                    Making chemicals that coax oil out sideways is the Californian firm's forte.
                    Reuters
                    10
                    You know what my forte is, Gilbert-thefanciful, the fairylike, the pretty.
                    Anne's House of Dreams
                    11
                    Her great forte is her Dickensian capacity to paint the big picture.
                    The Irish Times
                    12
                    Whatever anyone thinks of Hodgson, that sort of thing is his forte.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    The amount of patience even, though patience is not reckoned his forte.
                    History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04
                    14
                    Baird wished he'd reminded Hoffman that engineering was his forte, not software.
                    Coalition's End
                    15
                    Fancy work will be my forte, if I can only sell it.
                    Without a Home
                    16
                    The hyperbole is their principal forte, but what is lying but imagination?
                    Diary in America, Series Two
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                    Translations for forte
                    Catalan
                    fortforte
                    Russian
                    fforte
                    Forte through the time
                    Forte across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common