Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 15, 2007 22:11
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
New Zealand
Highest, strongest, best
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English
声部首席
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Music
Chief performer of the part?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | principal |
peiling
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| 3 +2 | head vocalist |
Yongmei Liu
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| 5 | the principal of the XX section |
Ocean520
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| 3 | chief performers of musical instruments |
franksf
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Selected
principal
principal
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-16 04:05:42 GMT)
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Make that *Section principal*
http://www.google.com/search?q="Section principal"&sourceid=...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-16 04:05:42 GMT)
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Make that *Section principal*
http://www.google.com/search?q="Section principal"&sourceid=...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
2 hrs
chief performers of musical instruments
No.1 player of each instrument
第一提琴
第一小号
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-16 00:42:24 GMT)
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To tone it down to emphasize team spirit (there are many good players of the same instrument in the team), may I suggest:
Representative performers of musical instruments?
"Representative" often implies "best", "top", or "chief".
第一提琴
第一小号
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-16 00:42:24 GMT)
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To tone it down to emphasize team spirit (there are many good players of the same instrument in the team), may I suggest:
Representative performers of musical instruments?
"Representative" often implies "best", "top", or "chief".
+2
4 hrs
Yongmei Liu
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
United States
ATA Certified & Calif. Court Certified
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
head vocalist
瞎猜的
Peer comment(s):
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Philip Tang
: This makes sense; 声部 means vocal.
1 day 2 hrs
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Thanks - I am probably wrong though.
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| agree |
Haiyang Ai (X)
2 days 10 hrs
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Thanks - I am probably wrong though.
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2 days 6 hrs
the principal of the XX section
There are a lot of sections in an orchestra.
Each section's leader is called "the principal of the xx section" , or "the first chair."
Please see below website for further details.
Each section's leader is called "the principal of the xx section" , or "the first chair."
Please see below website for further details.
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