solo

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see also: Solo

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Pronunciation

• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
• (British) IPA: /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/

Noun

solo (plural solos)

1. (music) A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
4. A single shot of espresso.
5. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football.

Translations

• French: solo
• German: Solo
• Italian: assolo, solo
• Portuguese: solo
• Russian: со́ло
• Spanish: solo

Translations

• French: solo
• German: Solo
• Italian: in solitaria, da solo
• Portuguese: solo

Translations

• German: Solo
• Italian: solitario
• Spanish: solitario

Adjective

solo (not comparable)

1. Without a companion or instructor.
2. (music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Translations

• French: solo, solitaire
• German: einzeln
• Italian: solitario, solo
• Portuguese: solo
• Russian: самостоятельно
• Spanish: solo

Translations

• French: solo
• German: solo
• Italian: solista, da solista, per solista
• Portuguese: solo
• Russian: со́ло
• Spanish: solo

Adverb

solo (not comparable)

1. Alone, without a companion.

Verb

solo (solos, present participle soloing; simple past and past participle soloed)

1. (music) To perform a solo.
2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
3. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.
4. (slang) To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.

Translations

• German: ein Solo spielen
• Italian: fare un assolo
• Portuguese: solar
• Russian: солировать
• Spanish: tocar un solo

Translations

• German: allein machen
• Italian: volare da solo
• Spanish: ir por su cuenta, ir por la cuenta propia de uno

Translations

• Portuguese: solar

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Solo

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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