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French translation: riffs


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12:13 Mar 28, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / documentaire
English term or phrase: rifts
Dans un documentaire sur un chanteur pop:

"The rifts that he sings, his range, the feeling that he has behind it; it’s a little eerie seeing someone that young be so mature with his singing and so developed as a singer"
luisa pena montero
Spain
Local time: 12:24
French translation:riffs
Explanation:
A "riff" is a short, repeated, musical phrase – un court motif joué de manière répétitive. Voir les références ci-dessous – d'abord le Wiki anglais, puis le Wiki français.
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cc in nyc
Local time: 06:24
Grading comment
En effet, cela doit être une erreur de transcription.
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1riffscc in nyc
3ruptures , déchirements
silvester55


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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ruptures , déchirements


Explanation:
maybe

silvester55
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Martin Cassell: but what sense would that make in the context of the sentence?
30 mins
neutral  kashew: The rifts that he sings about?
1 hr
  -> " the feelings that he had behind it" made me think of what i suggested
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
riffs
riffs


Explanation:
A "riff" is a short, repeated, musical phrase – un court motif joué de manière répétitive. Voir les références ci-dessous – d'abord le Wiki anglais, puis le Wiki français.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostinato#Riff
    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riff_(musique)
cc in nyc
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
En effet, cela doit être une erreur de transcription.
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
11 mins
  -> Thank you!
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Changes made by editors
Mar 29, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Field (specific)Cinema, Film, TV, Drama => Music


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