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Streicher

English translation: strings/string section

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German term or phrase:Streicher
English translation:strings/string section
Entered by: Kim Metzger

14:43 May 11, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
German term or phrase: Streicher
Später kamen Streicher, Bläser usw. hinzu

(Orchesterbesetzung)
the string section
Explanation:
Or just the strings. Players of string instruments: cello, violin, etc.

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Note added at 2003-05-11 14:48:58 (GMT)
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The Bläser are the wind instrument players - the wind section: trumpet, trombone, clarinet, etc.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:42
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10the string section
Kim Metzger
4 +4strings (string section of the orchestra)
writeaway
4string players
Nicole Trebbin


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
the string section


Explanation:
Or just the strings. Players of string instruments: cello, violin, etc.

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Note added at 2003-05-11 14:48:58 (GMT)
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The Bläser are the wind instrument players - the wind section: trumpet, trombone, clarinet, etc.


    Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ino66 (X)
1 min
agree  3Sigma
2 mins
agree  Anglo-German (X): strings will do fine.
2 mins
agree  Esther Wiemeyer
24 mins
agree  Ron Stelter
54 mins
agree  FRENDTrans
1 hr
agree  jerrie
1 hr
agree  i8a4re: Just strings, in the interest of keeping it simple
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
agree  Nicole Tata
4 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
strings (string section of the orchestra)


Explanation:
..

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Note added at 2003-05-11 14:49:47 (GMT)
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ref: former violinist who played in the string section

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  Ino66 (X)
0 min
agree  Esther Wiemeyer
24 mins
agree  verbis
2 hrs
agree  Ellen Zittinger
2 hrs
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8 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
string players


Explanation:
PONS dictionary

Nicole Trebbin
Germany
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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