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nicht nur Musikspezialisten ein Begriff

English translation: mean something even to non-music buffs/enthusiasts/specialists

10:22 Aug 6, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Mozart
German term or phrase: nicht nur Musikspezialisten ein Begriff
Die Entführung aus dem Serail“ (1782). Selbst seltener aufgeführte Mozart-Opern wie „Idomeneo“ (1781) und „La clemenza di Tito“ (1791) sind nicht nur Musikspezialisten ein Begriff.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 23:41
English translation:mean something even to non-music buffs/enthusiasts/specialists
Explanation:
oder so
Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 16:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7mean something even to non-music buffs/enthusiasts/specialists
Cilian O'Tuama
4 +3well-known among music specialists and non-music-specialists alike
IanW (X)
4it is not only musical experts who are familiar with ....
Armorel Young
3 +1are also well known outside the circle of music specialists
writeaway
4are familiar to music specialists and to a larger public
stelauso
1are generally known
Merry Foxworth


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
well-known among music specialists and non-music-specialists alike


Explanation:
I would say "well-known among music specialists and non-music-specialists alike"

IanW (X)
Local time: 16:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: How 'bout "well-known both among music specialists and the broader [interested] public"?
2 mins
  -> Quite. See above
neutral  Dr Andrew Read: Hi Ian - I thought this was good to start with but I think it's the wrong emphasis compared with Cilian's answer - the German is saying the operas are so famous that even music-thickos would have heard of them.
6 mins
  -> Fair 'nuff :-)
agree  writeaway: the best solution (non-music buff gets 1 google thumbs up). Clemenza and Idomeneo are not "popular" Mozart operas, but non-specialists know of them. non-music enthusiasts (7 google hits) probably never even heard of Mozart.
35 mins
agree  Brandis (X)
5 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
mean something even to non-music buffs/enthusiasts/specialists


Explanation:
oder so

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 16:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Andrew Read: I think this gets the right emphasis and underlying meaning. And you've phrased it nice and idiomatically.
2 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Steffen Walter: good one
3 mins
  -> well, look who's back
agree  Ingrid Blank
5 mins
agree  IanW (X): How about: "which will ring a bell with non-music buffs" (good word, "buff")
7 mins
  -> though here I'd insert an 'also' or an 'even' between 'will' and 'ring'
agree  Samira Goth: yeah, that sounds good
12 mins
agree  Louise Mawbey
34 mins
agree  Sarah Downing
21 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it is not only musical experts who are familiar with ....


Explanation:
another way of putting it

Armorel Young
Local time: 15:41
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are also well known outside the circle of music specialists


Explanation:
one way

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Note added at 40 mins (2004-08-06 11:03:13 GMT)
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or outside specialist circles

writeaway
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  verbis
8 days
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
are generally known


Explanation:
...

Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 10:41
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Native speaker of: English
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
are familiar to music specialists and to a larger public


Explanation:
I think it possible to have a litteral translation of the phrase

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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2004-08-06 11:47:39 GMT)
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I correct it to suggest\" are familiar not only to music specialists but also to a larger public

stelauso
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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