Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 2, 2010 10:13
14 yrs ago
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French term
tonalité
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Music
text about a Brahm's piano trio, it reads:. Le troisième mouvement justifie à lui tout seul le fait que l’on ait souvent prêté à ce trio une tonalité automnale : le temps y apparaît suspendu, comme une feuille morte trop légère pour mourir vraiment avec les autres…
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | tone/colour |
David Vaughn
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| 3 +2 | hue |
Mark Bossanyi
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| 4 +1 | quality |
Ben Lenthall
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Proposed translations
+4
32 mins
Selected
tone/colour
Or any of a million synonyms. "tone" may be a slight play on words, but I doubt it.
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Comment: "merci"
+2
3 hrs
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in English
Bulgaria
The original in all but the language
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Bulgarian to English, Esperanto to English, and 1 more.
hue
Just a thought. Lots of people talk about autumn hues.
Peer comment(s):
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Helen Shiner
: I think I prefer this as more in keeping with the tone of the text.
8 mins
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imatahan
54 mins
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+1
23 hrs
quality
as an alternative to the answers already provided.
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