upbeat

optimiste, enjoué

Joyeux et plein d’espoir pour la suite.

En anglais simple : Cheerful and hopeful about what will happen.

• He sounded upbeat today.
• They remained upbeat despite the delay.
• Are you upbeat about the future?

Comment l'utiliser : be upbeat about something (She is upbeat about her chances of finding work.)

Synonymes : positive, cheerful, optimistic

Contraires : downbeat, pessimistic

Expressions courantes : upbeat mood, upbeat about something, upbeat message

entraînant, rythmé

Dont le rythme musical est rapide et plein d’énergie.

En anglais simple : Having a fast, lively musical rhythm.

• She likes upbeat music.
• The band played an upbeat tune.
• We chose upbeat songs for the dance class.

Synonymes : lively, up-tempo

Expressions courantes : upbeat music, upbeat song, upbeat tune

anacrouse

Temps musical faible qui précède le premier temps fort d’une phrase musicale.

En anglais simple : A weak musical beat before the first strong beat of a phrase.

• The song begins with an upbeat.
• The singers entered on the upbeat.
• Several phrases have short upbeats before their first strong beats.

Synonymes : pickup, anacrusis

Expressions courantes : on the upbeat, initial upbeat, short upbeat