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tonalité

English translation: tone/colour

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French term or phrase:tonalité
English translation:tone/colour
Entered by: Ega

10:13 Apr 2, 2010
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: tonalité
text about a Brahm's piano trio, it reads:. Le troisième mouvement justifie à lui tout seul le fait que l’on ait souvent prêté à ce trio une tonalité automnale : le temps y apparaît suspendu, comme une feuille morte trop légère pour mourir vraiment avec les autres…
Ega
Local time: 08:14
tone/colour
Explanation:
Or any of a million synonyms. "tone" may be a slight play on words, but I doubt it.
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David Vaughn
Local time: 08:14
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4tone/colour
David Vaughn
3 +2hue
Mark Bossanyi
4 +1quality
Ben Lenthall


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tone/colour


Explanation:
Or any of a million synonyms. "tone" may be a slight play on words, but I doubt it.

David Vaughn
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Sabedoria (X): Both good in context.
14 mins
agree  Chris Hall
1 hr
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
1 hr
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
1 day 3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hue


Explanation:
Just a thought. Lots of people talk about autumn hues.

Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: I think I prefer this as more in keeping with the tone of the text.
8 mins
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agree  imatahan
54 mins
  -> Thanks
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
quality


Explanation:
as an alternative to the answers already provided.

Ben Lenthall
France
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Bossanyi: I like this one too
4 hrs
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