English

Etymology 1
From F. term|fort|forte|strong|langfr, from L. term|fortis||strong|langla.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/f�t/ or IPA|/f�t�eɪ/ or IPA|/�f�teɪ/
a|US IPA|/f�ɻt/ or IPA|/f�ɻt�eɪ/ or IPA|/�f�ɻteɪ/

Usually pronounced as two syllables, with stress on either syllable; but self-described purists will frequently pronounce it as one syllable, reflecting the pronunciation of its French source word.<ref name Purists> [http://www.vocabula.com/archives/VRJune00.htm#o'shea The Vocabula Review]</ref> <ref name GrammarErrors?> grammarerrors.com</ref>

Noun
en-noun

1. A strength or talent.

#: He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

1. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Translations
trans-top|a strength or talent
Bulgarian: �ила f
trans-mid
Finnish: vahvuus, vahva puoli
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Etymology 2
From It. term|forte||strong|lang=it.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/�f�teɪ/
a|US IPA|/�f�ɻteɪ/

Noun
en-noun

1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

#: This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Adjective
en-adj|fortissimo|fortississimo

1. music loud|Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {f.}, to indicate raising the volume of the music. (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D141)

#: This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

Translations
trans-top|music: loud
Finnish: forte#Finnish|forte
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German: forte#German|forte
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Adverb
en-adv|fortissimo|fortississimo

1. music loudly

#: The musicians played the passage forte.

Translations
trans-top|music: loudly
Bulgarian: �о��е
German: forte#German|forte
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Related terms
fortepiano
fortissimo
fortississimo
mezzo forte
pianoforte

See also
piano

References
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Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Esperanto

Adverb
eo-adv

1. strongly

French

Adjective
fr-adj-form f

1. feminine of|fort

Italian

Etymology
From L.|it term|fortis|lang=la

Pronunciation
enPR|fòrte, IPA|/�f�rte/, SAMPA|/"fOrte/

Adjective
it-adj|fort|e|i

1. strong
2. linguistics|lang=it stressed

#: vocali forti - stressed vowel

Synonyms
robusto

Antonyms
debole

Related terms
fortemente
fortezza
fortificare
forza

Latin
Adverb
forte

1. by chance, perhaps, perchance, as luck would have it

Category:Latin adverbs

co:forte
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io:forte
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hu:forte
nl:forte
ja:forte
no:forte
pl:forte
pt:forte
ru:forte
fi:forte
te:forte
vi:forte
tr:forte
zh:forte

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