piano

S2 W1

BrE /ˈpaɪənəʊ/ AmE /ˈpiːənoʊ/

noun en → es

1 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT [noun] A1

a large musical instrument with black and white keys that you play by pressing them to make music

piano, pianoforte

Collocations play the piano

  • She plays the piano beautifully.

    Ella toca el piano hermosamente.

2 LOW [noun] B1

a step or level that is lower than another one, especially in a building

piso bajo, planta baja

Collocations live on the piano

  • They live on the piano floor of a tall building.

    Viven en el piso bajo de un edificio alto.

3 ACTION [intransitive] B1

to play the piano or to move as if playing it

tocar el piano, tocar (como si estuviera tocando)

Collocations piano a song

  • He was sitting at the piano, playing a sad song.

    Él estaba sentado en el piano tocando una canción triste.

4 EASY [adjective] B2

to be easy to deal with or understand; to be simple and straightforward

fácil, sencillo

Collocations piano problem

  • This is a piano question.

    Esta es una pregunta fácil.

5 MUSIC [noun] B2

a piece of music written for the piano or played on it

pieza musical para el piano, música de piano

Collocations piano composition

  • She wrote a beautiful piano piece.

    Ella escribió una hermosa pieza de música para el piano.

6 MUSIC LESSON [transitive] B2

to have a lesson in playing the piano or to teach someone how to play it

dar lecciones de piano, tomar clases de piano

  • take piano lessons
  • She takes piano lessons every week.

    Ella toma clases de piano cada semana.

7 MUSIC PERFORMANCE [transitive] C1

to perform a piece of music on the piano or to play it for an audience

tocar el piano en público, dar un concierto de piano

Collocations piano recital

  • She will be playing the piano at a concert next month.

    Ella tocará el piano en un concierto el próximo mes.

8 MUSIC STUDY [transitive] C1

to study or learn about the piano as a musical instrument, its history, and so on

estudiar el piano, aprender sobre el piano

Collocations piano studies

  • He is studying the history of the piano.

    Él está estudiando la historia del piano.