troppo
1 Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of troppo1
From Italian; Old Italian dialect: “much, very,” probably from Old Provençal trop originally, “herd, flock”; see origin at troop
Origin of troppo2
First recorded in 1940–45; trop(ic) + -o, originally in reference to the supposed psychological effects of life in tropical climates, especially in military service
Example Sentences
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I have one experience of going troppo, albeit briefly, and in Devon!
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2014
Second phase, well, you might call it al legro ma non troppo and pretty nervy .
From Time Magazine Archive
No. 1 opens with a non troppo Allegro, a smooth movement of somewhat pastoral character; the music, also the writing for the instrument, remind one occasionally of Stephen Heller.
From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by J. S. (John South) Shedlock
They played him a sonata—let me see!“Medulla oblongata”—key of G.Then they began to singThat extremely lovely thing,Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp.”
From The Bab Ballads by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
It is divided into four movements: Allegro brillante; In moda d'una Marcia; Scherzo; and Allegro ma non troppo.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
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