What does desafinado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word desafinado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desafinado in Portuguese.

The word desafinado in Portuguese means out of tune, clashing, antimusical, desafinado, desafinado, dissonante, desafinado, desafinado, agudo, abemolado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desafinado

out of tune

adjetivo (que não tem afinação)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

clashing

adjetivo (figurado (desarmonioso, discordante)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

antimusical

adjective (not melodic, discordant)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

desafinado

adjective (pitch differences)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

desafinado, dissonante

adjective (not melodious, out of tune)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

desafinado

adjective (singing, instrument: off key) (cantar)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Henry's out-of-tune singing became quite embarrassing after only a few bars.

desafinado, agudo

adjective (with too high a pitch) (elevado meio-tom)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O piano soa muito agudo; temos que afiná-lo.
The piano sounds too sharp; we need to get it tuned.

abemolado

adjective (music: below pitch) (música: baixado em um semitom)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Sua voz era abemolada e soava horrível.
His voice was flat and he sounded awful.

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