Meaning

1 senses

  1. A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.

    The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.

    She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.

    Klavier, Piano, Flügel

    пиани́ноpianíno, фортепиа́ноfortɛpiáno, роя́льrojálʹ

    фортепіа́ноfortepiáno

    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

Examples

1212 sentences

  1. My mother plays the piano well.

    Моя мати добре грає на піаніно. — deniko

    ruМоя мать хорошо играет на фортепьяно. — nami

    deMeine Mutter spielt gut Klavier. — cost

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  2. I do not play the piano.

    Я не граю на піаніно. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ не играю на пианино. — Hellerick

    deIch spiele kein Klavier. — mrtaistoi

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  3. I saw her play the piano.

    Я бачив, як вона грає на піаніно. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ видел, как она играет на пианино. — wondersz1

    deIch habe sie Klavier spielen sehen. — xtofu80

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  4. She plays the piano very well.

    Вона дуже добре грає на піаніно. — deniko

    ruОна очень хорошо играет на пианино. — marafon

    deSie spielt sehr gut Klavier. — samueldora

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  5. She played the piano well enough.

    Вона непогано грала на піаніно. — aandrusiak

    ruОна неплохо играла на пианино. — odexed

    deSie spielte recht gut Klavier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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a keyboard musical instrument:
Русский
By meaning 1
a keyboard musical instrument:
Deutsch
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a keyboard musical instrument:

Origin

Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). S

Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, plane, and plan.

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Forms

plural: pianos

Synonyms

3 synonyms
pianoforte
Close in meaning
  • a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds:pianoforteforte-piano
  • (music) low loudness:pianissimo

Word family

53 related words
Relatedpianisticpianist
Derivedbarrel pianoboudoir pianocabinet pianocottage pianodigital pianodumb pianoelectric pianofinger pianofloor pianogiraffe pianogrand pianononpianopianettepianicapianismpianisticspiano accordionpiano barpiano benchpianocentricpiano fingerspianoistpiano keyspianola

Collocations

12 patterns
  • play the piano
  • playing the piano
  • practice the piano
  • taking piano lessons
  • piano lessons
  • move the piano
  • on the piano
  • piano better better
  • piano every day
  • piano very well
  • the piano better
  • play piano

See also

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