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German translation: Spieltechnik


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English term or phrase:chops
German translation:Spieltechnik
Entered by: Krokodil
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14:37 Oct 1, 2003
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Music
English term or phrase: chops
Term used to denote the competence of a musician, for example one can develop one's chops by practising all night, together with other musicians, listening to and working from tape or CD recordings, etc.

Is there an equivalent term in German?
Krokodil
Germany
Local time: 11:15
Technik
Explanation:
I don't think there's really a German equivalent. On rare occasions you may encounter the English term in German (among insiders — it's not something most people would understand).

The best I can think of is Technik or Spieltechnik. You might say a musician is "technisch gut."

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Note added at 2003-10-01 15:05:50 (GMT)
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or: Können / technisches Können ... again, not very colorful.
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ntext
United States
Local time: 04:15
Grading comment
Yes, it would seem that there isn't a real equivalent German term. I'll go for "Spieltechnik". Thanks for the reply!
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Technik


Explanation:
I don't think there's really a German equivalent. On rare occasions you may encounter the English term in German (among insiders — it's not something most people would understand).

The best I can think of is Technik or Spieltechnik. You might say a musician is "technisch gut."

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Note added at 2003-10-01 15:05:50 (GMT)
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or: Können / technisches Können ... again, not very colorful.

ntext
United States
Local time: 04:15
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Grading comment
Yes, it would seem that there isn't a real equivalent German term. I'll go for "Spieltechnik". Thanks for the reply!
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