Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 5, 2002 16:24
22 yrs ago
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English term
key (in this context)
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Music
Music
"Like composers choosing to work in a difficult *key*...."
Should I trnaslate it as "tono dificil" or rather as "clave dificil"
Should I trnaslate it as "tono dificil" or rather as "clave dificil"
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
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15 mins
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tono difícil / tonalidad difícil
Se refiere a una tonalidad con muchos bemoles o sostenidos, como do bemol mayor o do sostenido mayor.
No debes utilizar \"clave\". Clave es lo que en inglés se llama clef, como bass clef o treble clef.
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Note added at 2002-08-05 16:42:41 (GMT)
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Nota = note Do Re Mi..., A, B, C...
Key = A flat minor, for example.
So I woudn\'t use \"nota\".
No debes utilizar \"clave\". Clave es lo que en inglés se llama clef, como bass clef o treble clef.
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Note added at 2002-08-05 16:42:41 (GMT)
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Nota = note Do Re Mi..., A, B, C...
Key = A flat minor, for example.
So I woudn\'t use \"nota\".
Peer comment(s):
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Luz Dumanowsky
8 mins
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Gracias
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Bret
9 mins
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Gracias
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MikeGarcia
: Tono difícil,at least in Argentina.
10 mins
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Gracias
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AVA (X)
35 mins
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Gracias
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "venga, más puntos para Ana!
te vas a forrar!
:) no, en serio gracias"
+2
3 mins
Claudia Andreani
Native in Spanish
Honest good quality, Fast turnaround
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 5 more.
Nota difícil
You should use "nota" as musicians play notes...
greetings.
greetings.
+4
4 mins
Peter Bagney
Spain
Spain
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
clave
I would prefer it to tono, although the use seems to be 50/50
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
9 mins
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| agree |
Bret
: I have heard "tono" more (during these last four years that I have lived with musicians)and would go with that.
19 mins
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| agree |
Pat Melgar
26 mins
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| agree |
Monica Colangelo
53 mins
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12 mins
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
&
Spanish
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
solución o tonalidad
Es una de las traducciones que da el Oxford SuperLex, y puede ir con el contexto. El artista se propone algo, y busca soluciones para lograrlo.
Tonalidad es otra opción que va con el contexto.
key1 / ki: / n (pl keys)
1 a (for lock) llave f; (on can) llave f, abridor m; I’ve lost my house/car keys he perdido las
llaves de casa/del coche; turn the key twice dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n) key card
tarjeta f llavero; key ring llavero m
b (for clock, mechanical toy) llave f
c (switch) llave f, interruptor m; (for transmitting coded signals) manipulador m
d (peg, wedge) cuña f
2 a (to puzzle, code etc) clave f
b (to map) explicación f de los signos convencionales
c (answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl
3 (crucial element) clave f; patience is the key la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave
4 (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; (of wind instrument) llave f
5 (tonality) (Mus) tono m, tonalidad f; in the key of D minor en (tono de) re menor; to be in/
off key estar*/no estar* en el tono; to go off key desentonar, desafinar, salirse* del tono;
to play/sing in key tocar*/cantar en el tono; (before n) key signature armadura f
6 (Bot) sámara f
Tonalidad es otra opción que va con el contexto.
key1 / ki: / n (pl keys)
1 a (for lock) llave f; (on can) llave f, abridor m; I’ve lost my house/car keys he perdido las
llaves de casa/del coche; turn the key twice dale dos vueltas a la llave; (before n) key card
tarjeta f llavero; key ring llavero m
b (for clock, mechanical toy) llave f
c (switch) llave f, interruptor m; (for transmitting coded signals) manipulador m
d (peg, wedge) cuña f
2 a (to puzzle, code etc) clave f
b (to map) explicación f de los signos convencionales
c (answers) soluciones fpl, respuestas fpl
3 (crucial element) clave f; patience is the key la paciencia es el factor clave or la clave
4 (of typewriter, piano) tecla f; (of wind instrument) llave f
5 (tonality) (Mus) tono m, tonalidad f; in the key of D minor en (tono de) re menor; to be in/
off key estar*/no estar* en el tono; to go off key desentonar, desafinar, salirse* del tono;
to play/sing in key tocar*/cantar en el tono; (before n) key signature armadura f
6 (Bot) sámara f
30 mins
Pat Melgar
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Quality Work On Time
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish
clave difícil/complicada
Though I do not disagree with our peers, I studied music during 12 years, and I can assure you that what I found it difficult was to play my instrument in a "key" other than "Sol" ´cause you must read notes in different positions.
1 hr
Amanda Tozer
Native in English
Works in field
Crystal Clear Communication
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
en un tono complejo
creo que es esto.
4 hrs
Peter Bagney
Spain
Spain
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
comment
if tono is the answer (fair enough), why did someone put nota in the glossary? That will only confuse people!
Discussion
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