crescendo
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The meaning (definition) of the word crescendo
gradually getting louder in music
The word crescendo used in a sentence
“The music grew louder in a crescendo during the exciting part of the song.”
Words that mean the same as crescendo (synonyms)
swell
Words that mean the opposite of crescendo (antonyms)
diminuendo
The plural of the word crescendo
crescendos
How the word crescendo is said around the world
| French | crescendo (kresahndoh) |
| Spanish | crescendo (kraysthendoh) |
| Mandarin | 渐强 (jiàn qiáng) |
| Hindi | क्रेसेंडो (kraysayndoh) |
| Arabic | كريشيندو (kreesheendoo) |
| Russian | крещендо (kreshchendo) |
| Portuguese (EU) | crescendo (kraysayngduu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | crescendo (kraysayngduu) |
| Japanese | クレッシェンド (kuresshiendo) |
| German | Crescendo (kreskendoh) |
| Urdu | عروج (uuroogy) |
| Punjabi | ਕ੍ਰੇਸੈਂਡੋ (kraysendoh) |
| Korean | 진전 (jinjeon) |
| Hebrew | קרשנדו (krshndoo) |
| Greek | αυξάνων τόνος (auxanon tonos) |
| Dutch | crescendo (kresendoh) |
| Tagalog | kresendo (kruhsendoh) |
| Vietnamese | cao trào (kow chow) |
| Turkish | yükselen (yerksaylan) |
| Persian | اوج (ohj) |
| Polish | crescendo (kreshchendaw) |
| Ukrainian | крещендо (kreshchendo) |
| Bengali | ক্রমবর্ধমান (krohmawbawrdawmahn) |
| Swedish | crescendo (kressuhndoo) |
| Italian | crescendo (krayshendoh) |
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