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at the slightest hint of a cadence

Japanese translation: 少しでも曲が終わりそうと感じたら

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English term or phrase:at the slightest hint of a cadence
Japanese translation:少しでも曲が終わりそうと感じたら
Entered by: Marc Adler

09:37 May 7, 2006
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Opera
English term or phrase: at the slightest hint of a cadence
オペラの本の中に出てきました。

“apparently lacking forceful stage direction, the prima donna contented herself with a series of poses in lieu of a characterization. She spent most of the evening flashing her devastating dimples, rolling her pretty eyes and – at the slightest hint of a cadence – adopting an o-so-saucy-salute.”
wakako
Local time: 06:19
少しでも曲が終わりそうと感じたら
Explanation:
cadenceとはこういう意味だと思いますが、つまり、曲が終わりそうと思ったら、終わりにふさわしい敬礼をとりあえずする、ということです。（もちろん、自分をアピールするようなやりかたで。）指示がないから、プリマドンナが思いつくことはなんでも自分の得意なことを「とりあえず」という感じでやっているんです。
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Marc Adler
Local time: 16:19
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2 +2少しでも曲が終わりそうと感じたら
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少しでも曲が終わりそうと感じたら


Explanation:
cadenceとはこういう意味だと思いますが、つまり、曲が終わりそうと思ったら、終わりにふさわしい敬礼をとりあえずする、ということです。（もちろん、自分をアピールするようなやりかたで。）指示がないから、プリマドンナが思いつくことはなんでも自分の得意なことを「とりあえず」という感じでやっているんです。

Marc Adler
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Naikei Wong: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/cadence
2 hrs
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agree  Iyasu Nagata: Marcさん、いい解釈だと思います。ひとつだけ付け加えたいのは、hint of a cadenceには「曲が終わりそう」に加えて「曲に新しい展開がありそう」という意味も含まれることです（see www.m-w.com）。つまり、このプリマドンナは一曲の間に何回も大げさなしぐさをしているわけです。
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