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Italian term or phrase:	brio
English translation:	vivacity, fire, spirit
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19:05 Apr 6, 2003

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Art/Literary - Music

Italian term or phrase: brio

I'm looking for the language more than anything... I was told that it meant something like energetic but if you have the direct translation along with the language please share...

twink64

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vivacity

Explanation:
brio = vivacity, fire, spirit

"allegro con brio" for example, in the music...
It's an Italian word of Celtic origin.

Referred to a person, it also involves gaiety, a positive, lively attitude to life and intellectual flexibility.

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smarinella
Italy
Local time: 14:16

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brio

agtranslat

brioso, briosamente

Georgios Paraskevopoulos

vivacity

smarinella

spirit

leff

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5 mins confidence:

spirit

Explanation:
'con brio' means in music 'with spirit', 'spiritedly'

And it's from Italian

leff
Poland
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

Polish

1 hr confidence:

vivacity

smarinella
Italy
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Thank-you! It was so hard to chose between the three who answered, but yours had the best explanation. Thank-you!

1 hr confidence:

brioso, briosamente

Explanation:
briosamente [briosamente]
(vb) with spirit, in a lively manner.

brioso [brioso]
(adj) lively.

Brio is an Italian word that means full of energy, life and enthusiasm. It's the name of our magazine because it's a terrific definition of our readers!

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Brio is used in english as foreign word

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Brio is used in english as foreign word

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Brio is used in english as foreign word

Reference: http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/aboutbrio/

Georgios Paraskevopoulos
Greece
Local time: 15:16
Native speaker of:

Greek,

Swedish

123 days confidence:

brio

Explanation:
It's also a Spanish word, same meaning spirit, verve, pizzaz.

agtranslat
Netherlands
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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Italian: brio

English translation: vivacity, fire, spirit