upbeat

ottimista, allegro

Allegro e fiducioso riguardo a ciò che accadrà.

In inglese semplice: Cheerful and hopeful about what will happen.

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

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

Sinonimi: positive, cheerful, optimistic

Contrari: downbeat, pessimistic

Espressioni comuni: upbeat mood, upbeat about something, upbeat message

vivace, ritmato

Con un ritmo musicale veloce e vivace.

In inglese semplice: Having a fast, lively musical rhythm.

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

Sinonimi: lively, up-tempo

Espressioni comuni: upbeat music, upbeat song, upbeat tune

anacrusi

Tempo musicale debole che precede il primo tempo forte di una frase musicale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pickup, anacrusis

Espressioni comuni: on the upbeat, initial upbeat, short upbeat