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posée

English translation: serene

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French term or phrase:posée
English translation:serene
Entered by: Charles Davis

18:23 Feb 22, 2015
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / music review Mendelssohn
French term or phrase: posée
Beau, riche, adulé, faisant et défaisant les modes, chef d'orchestre remarquable, compositeur, Mendelssohn fut tout cela et bien plus encore de part sa générosité, et sa musique posée comme un sourire.
Ega
Local time: 08:11
serene
Explanation:
Another possibility. ("Composed" might be open to misinterpretation in this context.)
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 08:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2serene
Charles Davis
3cool and composed
David Vaughn
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cool and composed


Explanation:
;-)

David Vaughn
Local time: 08:11
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
serene


Explanation:
Another possibility. ("Composed" might be open to misinterpretation in this context.)

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot, I was wondering the same thing, serene seems perfect.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
21 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  MSI Translat (X)
2 days 16 hrs
  -> Thanks, MSI!
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2 days 19 hrs
Reference: Context

Reference information:
Beau, riche, adulé, faisant et défaisant les modes, chef d'orchestre remarquable, compositeur laissant une immense trainée d'influence, Mendelssohn fut tout cela et bien plus encore avec sa générosité, et sa musique posée comme un sourire. Mondialement célèbre comme compositeur et interprète, enfant prodige bien sûr, pianiste d'exception, il était tout simplement présenté comme le digne successeur de Beethoven.

« Mendelssohn je lève les yeux vers lui comme vers une haute cime" » (Schumann).

Par ailleurs il fut souvent comparé à Mozart.
http://www.espritsnomades.com/siteclassique/mendelssohn.html

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