legato

adv. & adj. (Abbr. leg.)
In a smooth, even style without any noticeable break between the notes. Used chiefly as a direction.

n., pl., -tos.
A legato passage or movement.

[Italian, past participle of legare, to bind, tie together, from Latin ligāre.]

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
  Synonym: smooth
  Antonym: staccato (meaning #1)

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The adverb legato has one meaning:

Meaning #1: connecting the notes; in music
  Antonym: staccato (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - [musik] legato
adj. - [musik] legato
n. - [musik] legato

Nederlands (Dutch)
legato (gebonden gespeeld/te spelen)

Français (French)
adv. - legato
adj. - legato
n. - legato

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Mus.) Legato
adj. - Legato-
adv. - legato

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj., -
adv. - (μουσ.) λεγκάτο

Italiano (Italian)
legato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem interrupções

Русский (Russian)
легато

Español (Spanish)
adv. - (Mús) en forma de legato
adj. - ligadura, ligado
n. - ligadura, ligado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (mus.) legato
adj. - (mus.) legato
adv. - (mus.) legato

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连奏地, 连唱地, 连奏的, 连唱的, 连奏, 连唱, 连音, 连奏或连唱的乐段

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 連奏地, 連唱地
adj. - 連奏的, 連唱的
n. - 連奏, 連唱, 連音, 連奏或連唱的樂段

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 음을 끊지 않고, 부드럽게
adj. - 음을 끊지 않은, 부드러운
n. - 음을 끊지 않고 부드럽게 잇기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - レガートの
n. - レガート奏法, レガートの楽節

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الموصي, المورث بوصيه (صفه) متسق (ظرف) باتساق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮ללא הפסקה בין הצלילים, לגאטו (במוסיקה)‬
adj. - ‮בנשימה אחת, ללא הפסקה בין הצלילים‬
n. - ‮נגינה בנשימה אחת, ללא הפסקה בין הצלילים, קטע המנוגן בלגאטו‬

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