forte

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see also: Forte

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔːteɪ/, /ˈfɔːti/, /fɔːt/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɔɹteɪ/, /ˈfɔɹti/, /fɔɹt/

Noun

forte (plural fortes)

1. A strength or talent.

   He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:forte

Translations

• German: starke Seite, Stärke
• Portuguese: forte
• Russian: си́льная сторона́
• Spanish: fuerte, punto fuerte

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔː.teɪ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.teɪ/

Adjective

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

1. (music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)

   This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

Translations

• German: forte
• Russian: фо́рте

Adverb

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

1. (music) Loudly.

   The musicians played the passage forte.

Related terms

• fortepiano
• fortissimo
• fortississimo
• mezzo forte
• pianoforte

Translations

• German: forte
• Russian: форте

Noun

forte (plural fortes)

1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

   This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

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Forte

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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