German

Noun

Tempo n ‎(genitive Tempos, plural Tempi)

1. (pace, rate, speed) tempo

Synonyms

• (pace, rate, speed): Geschwindigkeit

Derived terms

• Höllentempo
• Schneckentempo ‎(“snail's pace”)
• Schritttempo ‎(“walking pace”)
• Tempolimit ‎(“speed limit”)

Etymology 2

Originally the trademarked name of a specific brand.

Noun

Tempo n ‎(genitive Tempos, plural Tempos)

1. a tissue, a paper handkerchief

Synonyms

• (handkerchief): Papiertaschentuch

See also

• Kleenex

English

Noun

tempo ‎(plural tempos or tempi)

1. A frequency or rate.
2. (chess) 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 for him (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 of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
4. (music) 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)
5. (cycling) The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
6. 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 genericided trademark originally associated with Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH that manufactured such vehicles.

Usage notes

The plural tempi is only used for the musical sense; all other meanings have the plural tempos.

See also

• one step ahead

Translations

Catalan

Noun

tempo m ‎(plural tempos)

1. (music) tempo

Czech

Noun

tempo n

1. speed, pace, rate
2. (music): tempo
3. (swimming): stroke

Danish

Etymology

From Italian tempo, from Latin tempus ‎(“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛmpo/, [ˈtˢɛmpʰo], [ˈtˢɛmb̥o]

Noun

tempo n (singular definite tempoet, plural indefinite tempoer or tempi)

1. pace
2. rate
3. tempo
4. stage

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tem‧po

Etymology

From Italian tempo, from Latin tempus ‎(“time”).

Noun

tempo n ‎(plural tempo's, diminutive tempootje n)

1. tempo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin tempus; Italian, Portuguese tempo; French temps; Spanish tiempo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtempo/
• Hyphenation: tem‧po

Noun

tempo ‎(accusative singular tempon, plural tempoj, accusative plural tempojn)

1. time
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":

     La tempo ĉiam malkaŝas la veron.

     Time always reveals the truth.

2. (grammar) tense
   • 1903, Paŭlo Fruictier, Esperanta sintakso, page 49:

     Per estonta tempo (os) oni esprimas tion, kio okazos.

     One uses the future tense (os) to express what will happen.

Derived terms

• nuntempe
• spactempo
• tiutempe

See also

• fojo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Noun

tempo m ‎(plural tempos)

1. time
2. period, age
3. (grammar) tense

Related terms

• tempero

Ido

Noun

tempo (plural tempi)

1. time

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos ‎(“stretch”), from the root *temp- ‎(“to stretch, string”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛmpo]

Noun

tempo m ‎(plural tempi)

1. time
2. time, age, period

   bei tempi!, those were the days!

3. part (of a film, show, etc.)

   primo tempo, secondo tempo, first part, second part (of a film.)

4. weather

   tempo da lupi - lousy weather

5. (music) time, tempo, rhythm.
6. (grammar) tense

   tempo passato, past tense.

Synonyms

• (weather): clima, stagione

Related terms

See also

• crono-

Latin

Noun

tempō

1. dative singular of tempus
2. ablative singular of tempus

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tempo n ‎(definite singular tempoet, indefinite plural tempi or tempo or tempoer, definite plural tempiene or tempoa or tempoene)

1. a tempo
2. pace

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tempo n ‎(definite singular tempoet, indefinite plural tempo, definite plural tempoa)

1. a tempo
2. pace

Papiamentu

Noun

tempo

1. time

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɛ̃mpɔ]

Noun

tempo n

1. tempo

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tẽpo (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tempo, from Latin tempus ‎(“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos ‎(“stretch”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.pu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.po/

Noun

tempo m (plural tempos)

1. (uncountable) time (the progression from the present into the future)
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 135:

     Não vi o tempo passar.

     I didn't notice the time passing.

2. (uncountable) time (quantity of availability of duration)

   Não há tempo para explicar, entra no carro!‎

   There is no time to explain, get in the car!

3. a duration of time, especially a long one

   Ficara muito tempo na cadeia.‎

   He had spent a lot of time in jail.

4. (uncountable) weather (state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place)
5. time; era; period

   O tempo dos dinossauros.‎

   The time of the dinosaurs.

6. season (part of a year when something particular happens)

   É tempo de colheita.‎

   It is harvest season.

7. (grammar) tense (forms of a verb which distinguish when an action occurs)
8. (sports) a subdivision of the duration of a match (such as halves in football, quarters in basketball)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tempo.

Synonyms

• (era): época, era
• (season): época, temporada

Derived terms

• tempinho, tempozinho (diminutives)
• tempão (augmentative)

Related terms

Interjection

tempo!

1. (sports) time out (call for a time-out)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tempo.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /těmpo/
• Hyphenation: tem‧po

Noun

tèmpo m ‎(Cyrillic spelling тѐмпо)

1. tempo

Declension

Spanish

Noun

tempo m ‎(plural tempos)

1. tempo