Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
...il sonne d'une façon précise,
English translation:
it has its own specific sound
Added to glossary by
Gayle Wallimann
May 13, 2004 11:59
20 yrs ago
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French term
...il sonne d'une façon précise,
French to English
Art/Literary
Music
Quelle que soit le morceau de musique que vous écoutez, il sonne d'une façon précise, correspondant à des termes particuliers. .....mais c'est une aide précieuse à l'appréciation que de faire la différence entre un crescendo (quand le volume sonore s'amplifie) et le tempo qui caractérise la vitesse à laquelle est jouée une oeuvre. ...
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | it has its own characteristics; it has its own specific soun |
David Vaughn
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| 3 +2 | it has a certain sound |
Rowan Morrell
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| 3 | it sounds (very) precise |
RHELLER
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
...il sonne d'une fa�on pr�cise,
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it has its own characteristics; it has its own specific soun
The idea seems to be that the interpretation of the piece has its own characteristics that can be defined with specific words - crescendo, accelerando...
In this case I might wander from the original "way of saying" to get closer to the "message".
In this case I might wander from the original "way of saying" to get closer to the "message".
Peer comment(s):
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Sara Freitas
: "own specific sound" sounds good here IMO
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Vicky Papaprodromou
16 mins
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Marina Kutsnashvili (X)
: actually the answer of vaughn and Rowan do not difffer so much, This one just seems to be more complete
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That's true, though I find using the possessive "its" does become a little more "English" - no big deal
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
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4 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
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Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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French term (edited):
...il sonne d'une fa�on pr�cise,
it has a certain sound
The literal translation is "sounds in a precise way", but that doesn't sound very good in English. I think what they're getting at is that the music has a certain sound - this is certainly suggested by the subsequent "correspondant à des termes particuliers".
Peer comment(s):
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Martha Melter
: why not "a precise sound"
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Well, as vaughn says, it's a matter of translating the message, and I feel "a precise sound" is a little too literal here. Certain or specific sound is closer to the actual meaning.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks Vicky.
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1 hr
French term (edited):
...il sonne d'une fa�on pr�cise,
it sounds (very) precise
no matter which piece of music you listen to, it sounds very precise,
corresponding to specific terms/instructions
the following phrase explains what is meant by "termes particuliers" (volume et vitesse)
corresponding to specific terms/instructions
the following phrase explains what is meant by "termes particuliers" (volume et vitesse)
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