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
Thus, largo, ma non troppo means that the composition is to be taken slowly, but not too slowly.
From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
So Boswell thought he would try a method of his own, and he very gravely replied:— “Perche siamo troppo lontano.”
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
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 Shedlock, J. S. (John South)
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