18:48 Feb 16, 2009 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Music | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Kathryn Litherland United States Local time: 04:58 | ||||||
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4 +1 | viola de fado (a waisted Spanish-style guitar) |
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4 | classical guitar |
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4 | Mandolins/Bandolins |
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3 | portuguese guitar |
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portuguese guitar Explanation: Acredito que seja esse o melhor termo. Não consegui nada que traduza com exatidão. |
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classical guitar Explanation: This is actually quite difficult, as you recognise. It certainly isn't the Portuguese guitar, which is actually lute-shaped and has a distinctive sound, but is an instrument similar to the classical Spanish guitar. As you probably know, these two instruments form the accompaniment to 'fado de Lisboa'. You may finmd this website helpul - and adddictive! http://www.attambur.com/Instrumentos/Portugueses/cordofones.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-02-16 18:59:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I meant to say 'You may find this website helpful - and addictive! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2009-02-16 19:02:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "The viola de fado (a Spanish style guitar) is also central to some of the fado music, such as is the case with viola de fado performers such as Alfredo Mendes, Martinho d'Assunção, Júlio Gomes, José Inácio, Francisco Perez Andión, o Paquito, Jaime Santos Jr., Carlos Manuel Proença, or with the greatest fado performer of the fado guitar bass (known in Portuguese as viola baixo) Joel Pina." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado |
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viola de fado (a waisted Spanish-style guitar) Explanation: I would suggest not translating it but providing a brief gloss. This book offers a good description of the difference between the guitarra and the viola de fado. http://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA226 If you don't have access to google books, the most pertinent reads: "In fado, the guitarra is usually accompanied by a six-string guitar of the Spanish form which, like all fretted instruments of that waisted body-shape, is known in Portugal as a viola. Though the viola de fado is usually a normal Spanish guitar, there is a remarkable range of other specifically Portuguese violas found in regions of the mainland and islands. |
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Mandolins/Bandolins Explanation: A more specific trasnslation: http://stores.ebay.com/FOLKREPS_Mandolins-Bandolins_W0QQcolZ... http://www.free-scores.com/boutique/accessories_646_shop_50.... |
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