Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
línea descendente
English translation:
descending line
Added to glossary by
Wendy Gosselin
Jul 28, 2022 14:04
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Argentina
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línea descendente
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Music
Argentine milonga
This is a text describing the Rio de la Plata milonga as a type of music:
...en sus comienzos la milonga era un canto que podía consistir en la repetición de coplas previamente memorizadas, o ser el fruto de la inspiración repentina. Su melodía era una melopea repetida, por lo general de línea descendente. La música no importaba demasiado, y era similar en todos los casos, pues su función era sólo la de acompañar un texto, que sí podía ser de variado tenor.
...en sus comienzos la milonga era un canto que podía consistir en la repetición de coplas previamente memorizadas, o ser el fruto de la inspiración repentina. Su melodía era una melopea repetida, por lo general de línea descendente. La música no importaba demasiado, y era similar en todos los casos, pues su función era sólo la de acompañar un texto, que sí podía ser de variado tenor.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | descending line |
Sandro Tomasi
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| 3 | (the melody) moves in a downward slope |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 3 | falling (melody) |
Matthew McDonald
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| 3 -1 | A descending scale |
ormiston
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Proposed translations
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descending line
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https://youtu.be/hy5nRN-rmJY
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Comment: "Gracias!"
24 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
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United States
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Related KudoZ points
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14
(the melody) moves in a downward slope
That's what I found by doing some googling.
-1
3 hrs
A descending scale
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Sandro Tomasi
: A descending scale is not the same as a descending melody, e.g., 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 vs. 5, 3, 2, 1.
1 day 21 hrs
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1 day 21 hrs
Matthew McDonald
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
Specialist in Philosophy/Literature
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
falling (melody)
There are various ways of saying this: one of them being the translation I proposed. Also consider: "downward-moving (phrase)" or some of the other suggestions our colleagues posted. Consider that a melody of this sort (based on my musical knowledge and the research I did briefly), goes down in terms of the notes on the scale, so you could employ any word that suggests that downward movement of the notes on an instrument (similar to saying downward on the scale, too). The opposite of my translation would be a rising melody (as may be obvious).
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sandro Tomasi
: Yes, there are various ways of saying this. But why stray away from the author´s style when the literal translation is perfectly natural in English (as it is in Spanish)?
2 days 4 hrs
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