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French to English Music Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
effectuer un pinçage		to carry out a pitch raise/change
elire		Designate
en conservant la grille		while respecting the chord progression
en filigrane de		with undertones/undercurrents of	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
en huit pieds		at eight-foot pitch	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
en rescision pour lésion		rescission for inadequate consideration	EirTranslations
Entered by: EirTranslations
encadreur		support team
enchaînement d'accord		chord sequence; chord progression
entre les deux oreilles		listen to.
faire dans la facilité		be stereotyped	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
Faire de Ricochets		Skimming stones
feuille à timbres		cue sheet
Fiche technique		Specifications / Spec sheet
fil rouge		common thread/guide/main theme
filer la pêche		to give you a lift / cheer you up	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
fin miroir écran d\'eau du bassin		read on the delicate vibrating surface of the reflecting pool / fine/delicate water surface in the basin/tank acting as a screen
fixées		were included	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price
Flûte terminale		end-blown flute
flux fréquencé		airflow (interrupted) at variable frequency
foisonnement		profusion; abundance
folk adipeuse		greasy folk
formatage		standardization
frottements dissonants		dissonant harmonies	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
gambe du positif		gamba on the 'Positive' [positif also found] organ	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
Grosse caisse		bass drum
guitares "garage" qui décapent		raw "garage" guitar riffs
Il s'est fait tout sourire		He was all smiles	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
illustration sonore		production music
intériorité		inner self	Sheila Hardie
Entered by: Sheila Hardie
�diteur graphique		publisher of the artwork/graphics publisher
jammé		jammed
jetant des passerelles		building bridges
jeu de lumières		lighting (lighting plot)	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
jeu volubile		strategy that gets the message across	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
jeux flûtés		flute stops	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
l'air du sorbet		aria di sorbetti/sorbetto
l'étendu du territoire concédé		size of the territory covered by the license
l'oeil du hasard		the eye of chance
la justesse du son		purity of tone
la messe		liturgical music

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