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up·beat

(ŭp′bēt′)

n. Music

1. An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.

2. The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.

adj.

1. Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.

2. Happy; cheerful.

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upbeat

(ˈʌpˌbiːt)

1. (Classical Music) music

a. a usually unaccented beat, esp the last in a bar

b. the upward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this. Compare downbeat

2. an upward trend (in prosperity, etc)

adj

informal marked by cheerfulness or optimism

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up•beat

(ˈʌpˌbit)

n.

1. an unaccented beat in music.

2. the upward stroke with which a conductor indicates such a beat.

adj.

3. optimistic; happy; cheerful.

[1865–70]

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Noun	1.	upbeat - a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" eudaemonia, eudaimonia, wellbeing, well-being, welfare fool's paradise - an illusory state of wellbeing health, wellness - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" successfulness, prosperity - the condition of prospering; having good fortune
	2.	upbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) offbeat musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
Adj.	1.	upbeat - pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic pollyannaish, cheerful optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

upbeat

adjective (Informal) cheerful, positive, optimistic, promising, encouraging, looking up, hopeful, favourable, rosy, buoyant, heartening, cheery, forward-looking Neil's colleagues say he was actually in a joking, upbeat mood.

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upbeat

adjective

1. Informal. Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects:

optimistic, Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine.

Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses.

2. Informal. Of a constructive nature:

affirmative, positive.

Translations

Auftakt

upbeat

[ˈʌpˈbiːt]

A. ADJ (= positive) → optimista

B. N (Mus) → tiempo m débil, tiempo m no acentuado (fig) (in prosperity) → aumento m

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upbeat

[ˈʌpbiːt]

(MUSIC) → levé m

adj (= optimistic) [person, mood, note, assessment] → optimiste
to be upbeat about sth → être optimiste au sujet de qch

upbeat

n (Mus) → Auftakt m

adj (inf) (= cheerful) → fröhlich; (= optimistic) → optimistisch; to be upbeat about something → über etw (acc) → optimistisch gestimmt sein

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upbeat

[ˈʌpˌbiːt]

1. n (Mus) → tempo in levare; (positive trend) → tendenza al rialzo

2. adj (fam) → ottimistico/a

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