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baixo de pau

English translation: upright bass

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Portuguese term or phrase:baixo de pau
English translation:upright bass
Entered by: Maria Cristina Vasconcelos

00:42 Apr 13, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / um álbum de Música Popular Brasileira
Portuguese term or phrase: baixo de pau
... é um álbum de Música Popular Brasileira mas ao mesmo tempo não tem pátria. É barulho d’água com baixo de pau, kalimbas e trompas, mistura de luz e guitarras, uivos de cordas e ventos, ...
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 22:50
upright bass
Explanation:
"upright bass" é aquilo acústico, não elétrico. A terminologia adequado pode ser double bass, mas se diz mais informalmente "upright".
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Aaron Kircher
United States
Local time: 18:50
Grading comment
OBRIGADA
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1string bass / double bass
Daniel de Carvalho
4 +1rustic wooden bass
Danik 2014
4upright bass
Aaron Kircher


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
string bass / double bass


Explanation:

baixo de pau (ou rabecão) = contrabaixo acústico


    https://books.google.com.br/books?id=cL6zQ9vAUwkC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=%22baixo+de+pau%22&source=bl&ots=yVHGZ6DLYs&sig=IKXckZO3KDBtdJ9PCY8HUt
    Reference: http://falandubaixo.blogspot.com.br/2010/02/termos-em-ingles...
Daniel de Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 22:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Dias
12 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rustic wooden bass


Explanation:

http://www.meloteca.com/glossary-english-portuguese.htm#b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_oaVqCk5Q

Danik 2014
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
8 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
upright bass


Explanation:
"upright bass" é aquilo acústico, não elétrico. A terminologia adequado pode ser double bass, mas se diz mais informalmente "upright".

Aaron Kircher
United States
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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