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flèche

English translation: arrow step

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase: temps de flèche English translation: arrow step Entered by: Angelina Galanska

19:43 Nov 21, 2019

French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Other / ballet/dance terminology
French term or phrase: flèche en danse, on parlera de mouvement : temps de cuisse, de pointe ou de flèche. Please help me understand this sentence, I am obviously not a dancer :)	Angelina Galanska KudoZ activity Questions: 164 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 217 United States
arrow step Explanation: See: https://books.google.ca/books?id=2COs6yh_LS0C&pg=PA277&lpg=P... among others -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2019-11-21 20:04:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See also http://www.artintercepts.org/online-learning-resources/the-d...	Selected response from: Marco Solinas Local time: 02:23
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4 +3	temps de flèche	Cyril Tollari
3 +2	arrow step	Marco Solinas

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Temps de flèche	Marco Solinas

Discussion entries: 3

Cyril Tollari France 20:24 Nov 21, 2019  I would leave the terms in FR. FR "temps de cuisse, de pointe ou de flèche" gives EN "temps de cuisse, temps de pointe or temps de flèche". Italicize in EN if possible Verginia Ophof Belize ...... 20:22 Nov 21, 2019  https://themasterdance.com/ballet-terminology/ philgoddard United States 20:13 Nov 21, 2019  I think whether you translate it or leave it in French will depend on the wider context, which you haven't given. Automatic update in 00:

  

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arrow step Explanation: See: https://books.google.ca/books?id=2COs6yh_LS0C&pg=PA277&lpg=P... among others -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2019-11-21 20:04:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See also http://www.artintercepts.org/online-learning-resources/the-d...	Marco Solinas Local time: 02:23 Native speaker of: English, Italian PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer Asker: thank you!!! reference helps too :)
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Verginia Ophof 15 mins agree  Alberto Gómez Herrera: No doubt this is a good reply. Also supported in many other book references, for example this one: https://cutt.ly/xeXO9YM . Great job! 20 mins
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temps de flèche temps de flèche Explanation: Temps de flèche, saut au cours duquel les deux jambes tendues exécutent alternativement un battement en avant. https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/flèche/34078/... Explanation in EN in the following link: http://www.artistryhouseproductions.com/ballet-terminology-b... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2019-11-21 20:06:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- EN usually uses FR terms for ballet terminology, keep the term as it is..	Cyril Tollari France Local time: 11:23 Native speaker of: French
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Verginia Ophof 21 mins   -> Thank you ! agree  Elizabeth Tamblin 13 hrs   -> Thank you agree  B D Finch 14 hrs   -> Thank you
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Reference: Temps de flèche Reference information: You can see what the "temps de flèche" looks like by scrolling down to "Tempse de flèche" in this glossary: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulaire_de_la_danse_classi... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2019-11-21 19:56:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I am afraid I do not know what it is called in English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2019-11-21 19:59:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See also https://themasterdance.com/ballet-terminology/     https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulaire_de_la_danse_classique	Marco Solinas Native speaker of: English, Italian PRO pts in category: 24
Note to reference poster Asker: thank you
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