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French term or phrase:	corps
English translation:	a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom
Entered by:	PeterE

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6:03am Jun 24, 2007

French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: corps

La batterie se compose d'un corps, de 2 toms, et d'un tom basse. What are these items please?

PeterE

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Australia

a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom

Explanation:
corps is not an ordinary drumming term, I assume here it simply means a person. It is mentioned because a drum set usually includes many more elements. A bass tom is a floor tom in English.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-06-24 19:16:10 GMT)
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2 toms & a floor tom are normal in a drum kit. But you also get a bass drum, a snare, a hi-hat, a crash cymbal and a ride cymbal.

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Vaughn
France

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4 +2

a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom

Vaughn

body

Evi Prokopi

Could be something like ..

Cervin

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12 mins confidence:

body

Explanation:
Check this for more information. :)
More context would be of great help.

http://www.google.gr/search?hl=el&client=firefox-a&channel=s...

Evi Prokopi
Greece
Native speaker of:

Greek

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom

Explanation:
corps is not an ordinary drumming term, I assume here it simply means a person. It is mentioned because a drum set usually includes many more elements. A bass tom is a floor tom in English.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-06-24 19:16:10 GMT)
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2 toms & a floor tom are normal in a drum kit. But you also get a bass drum, a snare, a hi-hat, a crash cymbal and a ride cymbal.

Vaughn
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 101

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neutral

Lidija Lazic: je doute qu'on parle du corps humain ici

10 hrs

-> Lidija - You may very well be right. Perhaps the author is describing some sort of unusual folk or invented instrument?

agree

Cervin: You could use a body for percussion. eg hand clapping, tapping arms/ legs. fingers, cheeks/ tongue clicking etc etc. But see my note below abt floor&bass toms

23 hrs

-> An excellent point I hadn't considered. Body percussion is indeed very popular, especially in an unconventional context, which seems to be the case here.

agree

Deborah Workman: Here's a link about body percussion. Could well be! http://www.body-p.com/eigo.htm

1 day3 hrs

-> I can't see much else. Calking it a "battery" is a little strange, but perhaps it is "poetic". I would have expected "percussion" as more normal.

2 hrs confidence:

Could be something like ..

Explanation:
..A drum kit consists of a ? , two toms (small drums) a bass tom,
This might help:
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/drums-percussion/drum-kits-in-genera...
Cant find anything to translate 'corps' unless it is an 'in' term for the body - basic instruments- of the drum kit. I will keep looking....
What kind of music is it talking about (assuming it is music.....!)

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-06-25 07:33:41 GMT)
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See comment in Vaughn's answer

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-06-25 07:40:26 GMT)
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Also please note: description of floor AND bass tom
A Floor Tom.
(If you are right handed, it sits at the side of the kit to your Right hand side on 3 legs)

A Bass Tom.
(Sits on top of the Bass Drum in holes specifically for holding it. can number between 1 or 4 tom)

Cervin
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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French: corps

English translation: a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom