Vocabulary
das
Solo
/ˈzoːlo/· noun· Pl. die Solos
solo (in music or dance); solo run (in sport)
Das Solo — a passage in which one musician or dancer performs alone (das Gitarrensolo); in sport a run where one player goes it alone (ein Solo über das halbe Feld).
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- Singular
- das Solo
- Plural
- die Solos
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Solo
solo (music, dance)
Mitten im Lied spielte der Gitarrist ein langes Solo, und das Publikum klatschte begeistert.
In the middle of the song the guitarist played a long solo, and the audience applauded enthusiastically.
Word family
Solodas Gitarrensologuitar soloder Solistsoloistsoloalone; single (adverb, colloquial)die Solokarrieresolo career
Common combinations
- ein Solo spielento play a solo
- ein Solo singento sing a solo
- eine Solokarriere startento start a solo career
Common learner mistakes
- der Solodas SoloSolo is neuter; the plural is die Solos (in classical music also die Soli).
Real examples
- Beim Schulkonzert durfte meine Tochter zum ersten Mal ein Solo auf der Flöte spielen.At the school concert my daughter was allowed to play a solo on the flute for the first time.
- Nach dem Solo des Schlagzeugers gab es so viel Applaus, dass die Band kurz unterbrechen musste.After the drummer's solo there was so much applause that the band had to stop for a moment.
- Die Tänzerin hat in der neuen Aufführung zwei Solos, die sie selbst choreografiert hat.The dancer has two solos in the new production, which she choreographed herself.
