piano

le piano
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. piano
Nous avons acheté un piano pour Fabienne. Elle en joue tous les jours.We purchased a piano for Fabienne. She plays every day.
a. piano
Luc prend des cours de piano, mais il préfère jouer de la guitare.Luc is taking piano lessons, but he prefers to play the guitar.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. piano
Cette partie de la composition doit être jouée piano. La partie suivante est forte.This part of the composition is to be played piano. The next part is forte.
b. softly
La musique commence piano puis monte jusqu’à un crescendo.The music starts softly then builds to a crescendo.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(carefully)
a. easy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Vas-y piano avec les épices, mes parents n'aiment pas quand ça pique trop.Go easy on the spices; my parents don't like food that's too hot.
b. slowly
Je préfère y aller piano au début de la course, et accélérer ensuite.I prefer to go slowly at the start of the race, and then speed up.
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