May 17, 2017 07:49
6 yrs ago
English term

bow

English to French Other Music Violin
Not much bow!


(a phrase pronounced by the conductor). I know that bow = archet
but here?
Thanks
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Discussion

B D Finch May 17, 2017:
@Asker Victoria and Herbet could be right; however, the conductor might also be commenting that the string section was not using enough bow. More context might help. This is one of those situations where tone of voice can completely change the meaning of what is said. Unfortunately, transcripts don't include tone of voice.
Victoria Britten May 17, 2017:
@Asker More context would be useful: what is happening, exactly? Is the conductor speaking to the string section? My guess would be that they're saying go lightly on the bow
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HERBET Abel May 17, 2017:
Pas trop fort sur l'archet
Geraldine Njonkou May 17, 2017:
Need of context Can we have more context please?

Proposed translations

38 mins
Selected

Pas trop d'archet !

Difficile à dire sans plus de contexte...
Je dirais que le chef d'orchestre demande aux cordes de ne pas donner trop d'archet, c’est-à-dire ne pas tirer sur toute la longueur mais utiliser juste la pointe ou le talon pour jouer les notes très courtes.
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43 mins

Peu d'archet !

Suggestion
Le chef d'orchestre demande d'utiliser une petite portion d'archet (ce qui, pour une même durée de note, équivaut à une faible vitesse d'archet)
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