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Meanings of piano in English

Russian
фортепиано
Portuguese
piano
Catalan
piano
Spanish
piano
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Musical instrument.

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      фортепиано
      Portuguese
      piano
      Spanish
      suave

      Used chiefly as a direction or description in music.

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          piano
          Synonyms
          Examples for "soft"
          Examples for "soft"
          1
          The ground is currently described as good, good to soft in places.
          The Guardian
          2
          Police have so far taken a relatively soft approach to the unrest.
          News.com.au
          3
          The wind blows soft; the sky is blue; the sun shines bright
          The New McGuffey First Reader
          4
          We made easy mistakes, which ultimately gave Ireland soft scores, said McGeechan.
          The Irish Times
          5
          Come morning light with soft-lit powers to awaken love that's ever sure.
          The Notebook
          Portuguese
          piano

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

                piano

                (1) Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 [J.S. Bach] (2) L’lsle joyeuse [Debussy]

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                      Usage of piano in English
                      1
                      The piano will be a good way for me to remember him.
                      The Silent Sister
                      2
                      The chords of the piano blend with the words of the song:
                      Married
                      3
                      The tickets were a sovereign; the rest is for tuning the piano.
                      East Lynne
                      4
                      She boxed him in the corner between the piano and the wall.
                      What's Bred in the Bone
                      5
                      Somebody was singing in the drawing-room to the music of the piano.
                      The Christian: A Story
                      6
                      Bernadette learned music from an early age; piano, guitar, drums and violin.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      The other she left in the shadowy corner of the piano-forhim.
                      The Child of Pleasure
                      8
                      The most vital thing in piano playing is to learn to think.
                      Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers
                      9
                      The piano was draped in Liberty silk and so was the chimney-piece.
                      Of Human Bondage
                      10
                      In the drawing-room someone was playing softly and ramblingly on the piano.
                      Crome Yellow
                      11
                      And then he mingled rather hastily in the group near the piano.
                      The Return Of The Soul / 1896
                      12
                      The girl touched the piano keys; they were ice under her fingers.
                      The Street of Seven Stars
                      13
                      She sat down to the piano; the door closed softly behind them.
                      Night and Day
                      14
                      He plays the piano; that is the phrase which describes his performance.
                      Great Violinists and Pianists
                      15
                      I never go 'I wish I had put more piano on that'.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      Earlier training in piano playing had given her a certain manual dexterity.
                      The new yorker
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                      Translations for piano
                      Portuguese
                      piano
                      Spanish
                      pianosuave
                      Piano through the time
                      Piano across language varieties
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
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