tempo

Signification (Anglais)

1. A frequency or rate.
2. A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
3. The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
4. The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
5. The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
6. The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
7. A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries): a genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
8. A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
9. A temporary carport.

Concepts

tempo

rythme

cadence

mesure

pas

temps

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Synonymes

rhythm

beat

time

⌚

pace

speed

rate

velocity

rapidity

fleetness

swiftness

pacing

promptitude

quickness

rapidness

metrical structure

cadence

celerity

cycle

fast

fastness

progress

step

style

tact

tune

abruptness

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛm.pəʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”). Doublet of tense.