pas trop

adverb. too [adverb] to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable.

A directive to a performer that the music of the indicated passage should have more motion, it should move more quickly.

Translation of "mais pas trop" in English. but not too much but not so much but not overly but not much yet not too.

Pas as an adverb means not, and it is used to make any verb negative. It normally appears in a verb phrase with the word ne – the verb is preceded by ne (or n') and followed by pas.

Noun. con moto. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played "with motion" (music) A passage having this mark.

a little movement/motion It means “a little movement/motion” in Italian, which some think implies for it to be played not too fast, not too slow, and maybe even with a little rubato for good measure.

Pas trop mal → Not too bad. C'est pas trop mal → It's / That's not too bad.

Mais as a word used for emphasis That's because, as with “but”, mais can be used for emphasis. Mais is used for emphasis a lot more often in French than in English. After its use as “but”, I'd say this is the most common way you'll see it in French.

How to form negative expressions. To form a sentence with French negation, the basic structure is as follows: ne + verb + pas. These two small words – ne and pas – are the most common form of negation and we can form a negative expression simply by placing them either side of the verb.

step Inherited from Old Catalan pas, from Latin passus (“step”). Its use as an auxiliary adverb comes from an accusative use (Latin nec…passum) in negative constructions – literally 'not…a step', i.e. 'not at all' – originally used with certain verbs of motion. Compare similarly used French pas.

sempre in British English (ˈsɛmprɪ ) adverb. music. (preceding a tempo or dynamic marking) always; consistently. It is used to indicate that a specified volume, tempo, etc, is to be sustained throughout a piece or passage.

Abbreviation for the Italian term bene meaning well or good. It is typically found in directives such as "ben tenuto" or well-sustained and "ben marcato" or well marked.