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compás
-compass
See the entry forcompás.
compas
-buddies
Masculine plural ofcompa(noun)
compas
-buddies
Feminine plural ofcompa(noun)

compás

el compás(
kohm
-
pahs
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. compass
Utiliza el compás para hacer el círculo.Use the compass to draw the circle.
a. compass
El compás nos permitía determinar el rumbo del barco.The compass made it possible for us to determine the course of the ship.
a. compass
En minería, se puede utilizar un compás para guiar el rumbo de la excavación.In mining, a compass can be used to direct the course of the excavation.
a. time
El maestro marcaba el compás dando palmas.The teacher marked time by clapping.
b. beat
Es fácil perder el compás si no cuentas.It is easy to lose the beat if you don't count.
c. rhythm
El baterista tenía problemas para mantener el compás.The drummer had a hard time keeping the rhythm.
d. meter
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
La canción que compuse utiliza un compás compuesto.The song I wrote uses a compound meter.
e. metre
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Esta rapsodia contemporánea para piano tiene un compás irregular.This contemporary rhapsody for piano has an irregular metre.
a. measure
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Me encantan los dos primeros compases de esta sonata.I love the first two measures of this sonata.
b. bar
El primer compás es de dos por cuatro.The first bar is in two-four time.
a. time signature
¿Cuál es el compás de esta pieza?What's the time signature of this piece?
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