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French term or phrase:	contre-partition
English translation:	riposte
Entered by:	vivan steemers

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11:40pm May 15, 2002

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Art/Literary - Music / music

French term or phrase: contre-partition

Title of article on music:
"Partition et contre-partition"

vivan steemers

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Questions: 5 (all closed)
Answers: 1

United States

score and riposte

Explanation:
or 'score and counter-score'... or some such word-play, since it seems to be the title of an essay or article.
'partition' translates as 'score' rather than 'point', but - just as a title - Jane Ruiz-Lamb's suggestion could also maybe work.

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markmx
France

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5 +2

point and counter-point

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

4 +1

score and riposte

markmx

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

point and counter-point

Explanation:
cause piece and counter piece sounds stupid in english

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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I don't think that's quite it, but thanks!

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Comment: I don't think that's quite it, but thanks!

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

score and riposte

Explanation:
or 'score and counter-score'... or some such word-play, since it seems to be the title of an essay or article.
'partition' translates as 'score' rather than 'point', but - just as a title - Jane Ruiz-Lamb's suggestion could also maybe work.

markmx
France
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 2

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks!

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French: contre-partition

English translation: riposte