upbeat

adjectifnomcourant dans les dialogues

//ʌpˈbit//

Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

adjectif

1
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
2
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.

Étymologie

From up- + beat.

nom

1
An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.

Formes

pluriel: upbeats
comparatif: more upbeat
superlatif: most upbeat

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upbeat · Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

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