cadence

cadencia, ritmo

El ritmo o la velocidad regular de movimientos repetidos, como los pasos o las vueltas de los pedales.

En inglés sencillo: The regular beat or rate of repeated movements, such as steps or turns of bicycle pedals.

• The runners kept a steady cadence.
• Try increasing your cadence on the bike.
• Their boots struck the road in a regular cadence.

Sinónimos: rhythm, beat, tempo

Expresiones frecuentes: steady cadence, pedalling cadence, running cadence

entonación, cadencia

La manera en que una voz o un sonido sube y baja de tono.

En inglés sencillo: The way a voice or sound rises and falls.

• His voice had a gentle cadence.
• She copied the rising cadence of his question.
• I could hear familiar cadences in their speech.

Cómo se usa: the cadence of something (I recognised the cadence of her voice.)

Sinónimos: intonation, inflection

Expresiones frecuentes: familiar cadence, falling cadence, cadence of something

cadencia, ritmo

Un ritmo suave y regular en las palabras, la música u otra actividad.

En inglés sencillo: A smooth, regular pattern of rhythm in words, music, or other activity.

• The poem has a gentle cadence.
• Her prose follows the cadence of everyday conversation.
• The repeated phrases gave the speech a powerful cadence.

Cómo se usa: the cadence of something (I like the cadence of these lines.)

Sinónimos: rhythm, flow

Expresiones frecuentes: gentle cadence, rhythmic cadence, cadence of something

declive, descenso

Movimiento hacia abajo o pérdida gradual de altura, fuerza o importancia.

En inglés sencillo: A movement or change downwards; a gradual loss of height, strength, or importance.

• The essay describes the cadence of an empire.
• He saw old age as a slow cadence.
• The poet compared the setting sun to a cadence into darkness.

Sinónimos: decline, descent

Antónimos: rise

Expresiones frecuentes: gradual cadence, downward cadence

acompasar

Dar un ritmo regular a palabras, sonidos o movimientos.

En inglés sencillo: To give words, sounds, or movements a regular rhythm.

• The drum cadenced their steps.
• She cadenced her words to match the music.
• He carefully cadences each line of verse.

Sinónimos: rhythmize

Expresiones frecuentes: cadence a speech, cadence the steps

estructurar, organizar

Organizar algo siguiendo un orden o una estructura.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange something into an organised pattern or order.

• Weekly meetings cadence our work.
• They cadenced the project around three review stages.
• She cadences each training session with clear stages.

Sinónimos: structure, organise

Expresiones frecuentes: cadence the work, cadence a process