legato
le·ga·to
легато
legato, gebunden
Smoothly, in a connected mannerSmoothly, in a connected manner.
UK/ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/US/ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Smoothly, in a connected manner.
Play this passage legato, not portato.
legato, gebunden
лега́тоlegáto
More definitions
- connecting the notes; in music
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
music: smoothly, in a connected manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
music: smoothly, in a connected manner:
Origin
Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bindBorrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.
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