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the way the music flows

French translation: le style harmonieux/fluide

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English term or phrase:the way the music flows
French translation:le style harmonieux/fluide
Entered by: Ann Kirchoffer (X)

17:00 Mar 21, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Music
English term or phrase: the way the music flows
Dans la phrase: "I like the way the music flows in this song".
Je sais que ça semble vraiment évident, mais je n'arrive pas à trouver comme tourner cette phrase avec "flow".
Merci de votre aide.
Ann Kirchoffer (X)
Local time: 09:52
le style harmonieux/fluide
Explanation:
Une proposition

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Note added at 50 mins (2007-03-21 17:50:31 GMT)
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Ou simplement "le rythme"
Selected response from:

alexandre kounde (X)
Slovenia
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
Merci, Alexandre, et merci à tous pour votre aide.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2le mouvement de la musique
Rob Grayson
4 +1J'aime la fluidité de la mélodie de cette chanson.
Dominique Sempere-Gougerot (X)
4la manière/la façon dont la musique vibre
Marie-Josée Labonté (X)
3la manière dont la musique évolue dans cette chanson
Lidija Lazic
3j'aime le cours mélodieux de cette chanson
Najib Aloui
1 +1le style harmonieux/fluide
alexandre kounde (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
le mouvement de la musique


Explanation:
Une idée....

"J'aime le mouvement de la musique dans cette chanson".

C'est vrai que ce n'est pas un concept facile à traduire (ou même à expliquer en anglais!!).

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Chapman
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Claire
agree  katsy: How about mix'n'match with alexandre's suggestion? 'mouvement fluide'?
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Katsy - yes, that could be an option
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la manière/la façon dont la musique vibre


Explanation:
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Marie-Josée Labonté (X)
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le style harmonieux/fluide


Explanation:
Une proposition

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Note added at 50 mins (2007-03-21 17:50:31 GMT)
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Ou simplement "le rythme"

alexandre kounde (X)
Slovenia
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Merci, Alexandre, et merci à tous pour votre aide.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy: How about mix'n'match with Rob's suggestion? 'mouvement fluide'?
1 hr
  -> Thanks Katsy, yes that could be an option :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
J'aime la fluidité de la mélodie de cette chanson.


Explanation:
on est pas obligé de rester collé au texte

Dominique Sempere-Gougerot (X)
France
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Germaine07
1 hr
  -> merci
neutral  Claire Chapman: We haven't heard the song so we don't know if it is the melody or the rhythm or a combination of the two that gives this song its fluid movement or flow :-)
1 hr
  -> c'est une manière de rendre le sens de "flow" avec un nom au lieu d'un verbe
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la manière dont la musique évolue dans cette chanson


Explanation:
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Lidija Lazic
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 8
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
j'aime le cours mélodieux de cette chanson


Explanation:
Il s'agit de mélodie , succession dans le temps...

Najib Aloui
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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