upbeat

n. Music.

1. An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.
2. The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.

adj. Informal.

1. Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.
2. Happy; cheerful.

adjective

1. Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses. See hope/despair.
2. Of a constructive nature: affirmative, positive. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: cheerful
Antonyms: depressed, down, sad

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The impulse in a measured rhythm that precedes and anticipates the Downbeat, the first and strongest of such impulses.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - optakt, opslag, munterhed
adj. - oplagt, munter, begejstret

Nederlands (Dutch)
opmaat, optimistisch

Français (French)
n. - (Mus) levé
adj. - optimiste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auftakt
adj. - (ugs.) optimistisch, fröhlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) ασθενής χρόνος
adj. - χαρούμενος, αλέγρος, αισιόδοξος

Italiano (Italian)
upbeat, ottimista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compasso ascendente (m) (Mús.), movimento correspondente do maestro (m)
adj. - feliz, alegre

Русский (Russian)
бодрый, жизнерадостный, счастливый (конец), оптимистичный, неударный звук в такте

Español (Spanish)
n. - (mús.) compás o notas inacentuadas
adj. - optimista, animado, alegre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upptakt, uppslag
adj. - optimistisk, glad, utåtriktad, hurtfrisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弱拍, 兴旺, 上升, 乐观的, 欢乐的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弱拍, 興旺, 上升
adj. - 樂觀的, 歡樂的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지휘봉의 상향 동작, 호경기
adj. - 낙관적인, 오름세의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 上拍, アップビート
adj. - 軽快な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نبضه (صفه) متفاعل, بهيج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פעמה רפה, פעמה אחרונה‬
adj. - ‮אופטימי, שמח‬

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