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Meaning of Scherzo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈskɛətsəʊ

Definitions

A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.

Equivalents

Deutsch Scherzo
Français scherzo
Italiano scherzo scherzo
Қазақша скерцо
한국어 스케르초
Polski scherzo
Português scherzo
Русский ске́рцо

Examples

“At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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