strette

French

Etymology

From Italian stretta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁɛt/
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Noun

strette f (plural strettes)

  1. (music) stretto
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères; republished as Eleanor Marx, transl., Madame Bovary, 1886:
      La salle craquait sous les bravos; on recommença la strette entière; les amoureux parlaient des fleurs de leur tombe, de serments, d'exil, de fatalité, d'espérances, et quand ils poussèrent l'adieu final, Emma jeta un cri aigu, qui se confondit avec la vibration des derniers accords.
      The theatre rang with cheers; they recommenced the entire movement; the lovers spoke of the flowers on their tomb, of vows, exile, fate, hopes; and when they uttered the final adieu, Emma gave a sharp cry that mingled with the vibrations of the last chords.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

strette f

  1. plural of stretta

Anagrams

Tarantino

Noun

strette

  1. strait
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