upbeat

optimista, animado

Alegre y con esperanza respecto a lo que va a pasar.

En inglés sencillo: Cheerful and hopeful about what will happen.

• He sounded upbeat today.
• They remained upbeat despite the delay.
• Are you upbeat about the future?

Cómo se usa: be upbeat about something (She is upbeat about her chances of finding work.)

Sinónimos: positive, cheerful, optimistic

Antónimos: downbeat, pessimistic

Expresiones frecuentes: upbeat mood, upbeat about something, upbeat message

animado, de ritmo rápido

Que tiene un ritmo musical rápido y vivo.

En inglés sencillo: Having a fast, lively musical rhythm.

• She likes upbeat music.
• The band played an upbeat tune.
• We chose upbeat songs for the dance class.

Sinónimos: lively, up-tempo

Expresiones frecuentes: upbeat music, upbeat song, upbeat tune

anacrusa

Tiempo musical débil que precede al primer tiempo fuerte de una frase musical.

En inglés sencillo: A weak musical beat before the first strong beat of a phrase.

• The song begins with an upbeat.
• The singers entered on the upbeat.
• Several phrases have short upbeats before their first strong beats.

Sinónimos: pickup, anacrusis

Expresiones frecuentes: on the upbeat, initial upbeat, short upbeat