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ABRSM Musical Vocab (Grade 5)

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Musical vocab
Definition
A   at, to, by, for, in the style of  
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Aber   but  
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Accelerando   becoming gradually faster  
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Adagietto   rather slow  
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Adagio   slow, leisurely  
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Adagissimo   very slow  
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Affetuoso   tenderly  
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Affrettando   hurrying  
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Agitato   agitated  
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Alla   in the style of  
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Alla marcia   in the style of a march  
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Alla polacca   in the style of a Polonaise  
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Allargando   broadening out  
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Allegretto   slightly slower than allegro  
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Allegro   lively, reasonably fast  
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Allegro assai   very quick  
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Amabile   amiable, pleasant  
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Andante   at walking pace  
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Andantino   a little slower or a little faster than andante  
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Animato   lively, animated  
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Animé   animated, lively  
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Appassionata   with passion  
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Assai   very  
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Assez   enough, sufficiently  
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Attacca   go on immediately  
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A tempo   resume the normal speed  
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Ausdruck   expression  
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Avec   with  
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Bewegt   with movement, agitated  
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Bravura   with boldness and spirit  
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Breit   broad, expansive  
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Brillante   sparkling, brilliant  
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Cantabile   in a singing style  
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Cantando   in a singing style  
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Cédez   yield, relax the speed  
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Col; Con   with  
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Con anima   with deep feeling, soul  
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Con brio   with vigour  
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Con moto   with movement  
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Con spirito   with spirit, life, energy  
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Crescendo [cresc.]   gradually louder  
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Da capo [D.C.]   from the beginning  
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Dal segno [D.S.]   repeat from the sign  
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Deciso   with determination  
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Decrescendo [decresc.]   gradually softer  
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Delicato   delicately  
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Diminuendo [dim.]   gradually softer  
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Dolce   sweetly  
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Dolcissimo   very sweetly  
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Dolente   sadly  
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Dolore   grief, sorrow  
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Doppio   double  
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Doppio movimento   double the speed  
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Douce   sweet  
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Ein   a, one  
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Einfach   simple  
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En dehors   prominent  
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Energico   with energy  
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Espressione   expression  
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Espressivo [Espress,. Espr.]   with expression, feeling  
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Et   and  
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Etwas   somewhat, rather  
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Facile   easy  
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Fortepiano [fp]   loud, then immediately soft  
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Fine   the end  
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Forte [f]   loud  
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Fortissimo [ff]   very loud  
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Forza   force, power  
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Forzando [fz]   with strong accent  
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Frölich   cheerful, joyful  
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Fuoco   fire  
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Furioso   furiously  
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Giocoso   merry  
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Giusto   exact, proper  
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Grandioso   in a grand manner  
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Grave   very slow  
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Grazioso   gracefully  
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Immer   always  
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Lacrimoso   tearfully  
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Langsam   slow  
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Langamente   in a broad style  
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Larghetto   faster than largo  
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Largo   slow and stately, broad  
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Lebhaft   lively  
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Legatissimo   as smoothly as possible  
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Legato   smoothly  
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Légèrement   lightly  
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Leggiero   lightly  
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Lent   slow  
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Lento   slowly  
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L'Istesso   the same  
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Ma   but  
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Ma non troppo   but not too much  
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Maestoso   majestically  
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Mais   but  
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Marcato   marked, accented  
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Martellato   hammered out  
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Marziale   in a military style  
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Mässig   at a moderate speed  
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Meno   less  
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Meno mosso   less movement  
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Mesto   sadly  
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Mezzo forte [mf]   moderately loud  
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Mezzo piano [mp]   moderately soft  
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Misterioso   mysteriously  
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Mit   with  
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Moderato   at a moderate pace  
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Modéré   at a moderate speed  
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Moins   less  
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Molto   much  
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Morendo   dying away  
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Mosso   movement  
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Moto   movement  
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Movimento   movement  
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Nicht   not  
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Niente   nothing  
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Nobilmente   nobly  
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Non   not  
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Non tanto   not so much  
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Non troppo   not too much  
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Ohne   without  
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Parlando   in a speaking manner  
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Parlante   in a speaking manner  
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Pastorale   in a pastoral style  
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Patetico   with feeling  
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Perdendosi   dying away  
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Pesante   heavily  
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Peu   little  
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Pianissimo [pp]   very soft  
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Piano [p]   soft  
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Pizzicato [pizz.]   plucked  
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Plus   more  
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Poco a poco   little by little  
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Possibile   possible  
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Presto possibile   as fast as possible  
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Presser   hurry  
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En pressant   hurrying on  
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Prestissimo   as fast as possible  
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Presto   very quick  
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Quasi   as if, resembling  
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Ralentir   slow down  
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Rallentando [rall.]   becoming gradually slower  
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Retenu   held back  
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En retenant   holding back  
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Risoluto   boldly  
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Ritardanado [ritard. rit.]   gradually slower  
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Ritenuto [riten. rit]   hold back, slower at once  
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Ritmico   rhythmically  
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Ruhig   peaceful  
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Sans   without  
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Scherzando   playfully  
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Scherzo   a joke  
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Schnell   fast  
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Semplice   simple  
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Sempre   always  
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Senza   without  
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Sforzando [sf, sfz]   with a sudden accent  
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Simile [sim.]   in the same way  
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Slargando   gradually slower  
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Slentando   gradually slower  
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Smorzando   dying away  
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Sonoro   with rich tone  
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Sopra   above  
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Sospirando   sighing  
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Sostenuto   sustained  
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Sotto   below  
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Sotto voce   in an undertone  
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Spiritoso   lively, animated  
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Staccatissimo   very detached  
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Stringendo   gradually faster  
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Subito   suddenly  
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Süss   sweet  
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Tanto   so much  
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Tempo   speed, time  
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Tempo comodo   at a comfortable speed  
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Tempo primo   resume the original speed  
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Tempo rubato   with some freedom of time  
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Tenuto   held on  
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Tranquillo   quietly  
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Traurig   sad  
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Très   very  
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Triste, Tristamente   sad, sorrowful  
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Troppo   too much  
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Tutti   all  
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Und   and  
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Veloce   swift  
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Vibrato   vibrating  
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Vif   lively  
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Vite   quick  
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Vivace, Vivo   lively, quick  
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Vivacissimo   very lively  
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Voce   voice  
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Voll   full  
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Volta   time  
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Prima volta   first time  
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Seconda volta   second time  
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Volti subito [V.S]   turn the page quickly  
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Wenig   little  
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Wieder   again  
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Zart   tender, delicate  
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Zu   to, too  
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