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forte

el fuerte

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (strong point)

a. el fuerte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I'm not surprised Rachel became a physicist. Math was always her forte.No me sorprende que Rachel se haya hecho física. Las matemáticas siempre fueron su fuerte.

Melissa is a great actress, but comedy is not her forte.Melissa es una gran actriz, pero la comedia no es su fuerte.

2. (music)

a. el forte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This section is marked piano at the beginning and end, but forte in the middle.Esta sección está marcada piano al principio y al final, pero forte en el medio.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

3. (music)

a. forte

The f notated here means that you need to play this section forte.La fa anotada aquí significa que debes tocar esta parte forte.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (music)

a. forte

Chuck was starting to fall asleep during the symphony when the forte section startled him awake.Chuck estaba empezando a dormirse en la sinfonía cuando la parte forte lo despertó de golpe.

forte

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el fuerte

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

punctuality is not his fortela puntualidad no es su fuerte

forte [ˈfɔːtɪ] [fɔːt] (US)

noun

(strong point) fuerte (m); (Mús) forte (m);

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