Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
opera-prompting
French translation:
soufflage (à l'opéra)
Added to glossary by
Martin Cassell
Aug 5, 2008 10:14
15 yrs ago
English term
opera-prompting
English to French
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
I was glancing recently at Kane on television for the umpteenth time and I was startled by the broadness of the voice coaching and opera-prompting scenes.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +6 | souflage |
Martin Cassell
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| 4 | les suggestifs scénarios de l'opéra |
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
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| 4 | clins d'oeil à l'opéra |
Anne Farina
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| 2 | des mimes d'opéra |
saraja
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Change log
Aug 19, 2008 09:46: Martin Cassell Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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14 mins
Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
25 years as a specialist communicator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
souflage
the prompt (or prompter) for a play or an opera is "le souffleur" -- your term presumably refers to a scene depicting this person in action.
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-08-05 10:31:11 GMT)
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oops, keyboard not cooperating: "soufflage" with double-F, obviously!
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-08-05 10:56:24 GMT)
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unlike your author, I haven't seen Citizen Kane for years, so my memory is very hazy, but I'm sure this must be it.
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-08-05 10:31:11 GMT)
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oops, keyboard not cooperating: "soufflage" with double-F, obviously!
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Note added at 42 mins (2008-08-05 10:56:24 GMT)
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unlike your author, I haven't seen Citizen Kane for years, so my memory is very hazy, but I'm sure this must be it.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
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thanks Tony
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Alexia Marmont
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thanks Alexia
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kashew
: My first reaction too.
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thanks kashew
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Aude Sylvain
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merci Aude
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jean-jacques alexandre
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merci j-j
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Arnold T.
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merci Arnold007
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cenek tomas
: opera-prompting scenes:scènes de soufflage?
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là vous avez peut-être raison : ma suggestion n'est que pour expliquer le terme, je laisse à M-A la tàche de trouver la bonne tournure
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Native in French
Works in field
The right word at the right time!
Native in: Italian (Variants: Standard-Italy, Milanese) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
les suggestifs scénarios de l'opéra
les suggestifs scénarios de l'opéra
7 hrs
Anne Farina
France
France
Native in English
&
French
Specializes in field
France
With passion and complicity...
Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English
clins d'oeil à l'opéra
ça me paraît mieux coller aux contexte.
To prompt, c'est aussi suggérer.
To prompt, c'est aussi suggérer.
4 days
des mimes d'opéra
imitating opera
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