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Meaning of Portamento | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ

Definitions

A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.

Equivalents

العربية التّنغيم
Ελληνικά πορταμέντο
Français port de voix
Italiano portamento
Polski portamento

Examples

“The music was feral, Eastern in scale, flattened seconds and sixths, and a kind of fretless portamento between”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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