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Takt

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See also: takt and täkt

German

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin tāctus (touch). Sense “tact” via Semantic loan from French tact.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Takt m (strong, genitive Taktes or Takts, plural Takte)

    1. tact (keen perception or discernment)
      Synonyms: Feingefühl, Taktgefühl
    2. (music) time
    3. (music) bar, measure
    4. (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
      Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden?Can we talk for a few moments?
    5. interval
      im Stundentakthourly (literally, “at intervals of an hour”)

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    Descendants

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    • Slovincian: tak

    Further reading

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    • Takt” in Duden online
    • Takt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)