Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Corchea
English translation:
eighth note
Added to glossary by
Angélica Romero-Santana
Jun 12, 2003 18:51
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Corchea
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
1 y 2. Dos de los muebles contenedores diseñados por Teresa Sepulcre; el primero recibe el nombre de Corchea por su forma y el segundo, dividido en dos partes, el de Corazón Loco.
i get quaver in bilingual dictionary and figura musical en Maria Moliner. the shape in picture is sort of like a music note. ideas?
i get quaver in bilingual dictionary and figura musical en Maria Moliner. the shape in picture is sort of like a music note. ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | eighth note |
Angélica Romero-Santana
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| 5 | croche |
Francisco Herrerias
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| 5 | quarter note |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 5 | QUAVER (British English) or EIGHT NOTE (American English) |
María L. Pichel
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| 5 | quaver-shaped |
Sery
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Proposed translations
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Angélica Romero-Santana
Spain
Spain
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English
Spain
Mas que palabras, ideas
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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eighth note
In music (American English:
whole note - redonda
half note - blanca
quarter note - negra
eighth note - corchea
The eighth note is also known as quaver
whole note - redonda
half note - blanca
quarter note - negra
eighth note - corchea
The eighth note is also known as quaver
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Francisco Herrerias
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Your words in their words
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American) 
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
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100
croche
that is the name of the musical symbol...
49 mins
quarter note
whole note
half note
quarter note
half note
quarter note
19 hrs
María L. Pichel
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
A professional committed to quality.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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19
QUAVER (British English) or EIGHT NOTE (American English)
- Redonda: Semibreve (BrE). Whole note (AmE).
- Blanca: Minim (BrE). Half note (AmE).
- Negra: Crochet (BrE). Quarter note (AmE).
- CORCHEA: QUAVER (BrE). EIGHT NOTE (AmE).
- Semicorchea: Semiquaver (BrE). Sixteenth note (AmE).
- Fusa: Demisemiquaver (BrE). Thirty-second note.
- Semifusa: Hemidemisemiquaver (BrE). Sixty-fourth note (AmE).
REFERENCIAS: Los años de estudio de guitarra de la infancia y el Oxford Dictionary! :)
¡Mucha suerte!
Cordiales saludos,
María Luján
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Note added at 2003-06-15 23:37:02 (GMT)
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Disculpas! Había un error de tipeo!
Lo correcto es:
- CORCHEA: QUAVER (BrE). EIGHTH NOTE (AmE).
Reference:
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quaver-shaped
I would leave the name in Spanish and mention that the piece of furniture has a quaver shape.
"...the first is a quaver-shaped piece named Corchea and the second...."
Hope it helps, Sery
"...the first is a quaver-shaped piece named Corchea and the second...."
Hope it helps, Sery
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