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Scherzo

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

Françaisscherzo
DeutschScherzo
Portuguêsscherzo
7 more languages
Italianoscherzo
Қазақ тіліскерцо
한국어스케르초
Polskischerzo
Русскийске́рцо

Examples

“At seven Val knockedthree shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifthand I rushed to open.”

CEFR level

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