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mailles de l'électronique

14:42 Mar 29, 2022
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French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / opera performance
French term or phrase: mailles de l'électronique
In a text about a new version of an opera, with changes to the original features. Context: "métamorphoses ; [celle] de la parole en chant, celle du chant en polyphonie, celle de la polyphonie dans les **mailles de l'électronique**." What is the English equivalent of this, please? Thanks in advance for any help.
Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:57


Summary of answers provided
4 +1tightly woven electronic sounds / or (Intricately-woven...)
Lara Barnett
4a mesh of electronics
philgoddard
3electronic sounds interweaving / or electronic interweaving of sounds
Anastasia Kalantzi
Summary of reference entries provided
Étymologie du terme mailles, d'origine grecque
Anastasia Kalantzi

  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a mesh of electronics


Explanation:
Or an electronic mesh.
http://www.wordreference.com/fren/mailles

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I really don't think it's 'electronics' here, but rather 'electronic (music)'; and I think Asker needs to render 'dans' here as 'within' — perhaps almost 'ensnared within the net of ...'
7 mins
  -> "Music" is redundant - it's obvious from the context. It's like saying "strings" or "brass". And I don't believe "dans" means "within" - they're talking about things being transformed into other things.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mailles de l\'électronique
tightly woven electronic sounds / or (Intricately-woven...)


Explanation:
I think this is rhetorical in order to convey the emotiveness of the music , while it could be suggesting some sort of contemporary sound, or at least alluding to contemporary technology.

"Electronic" may be better used as an adjective or something, to cover the differences in our language usage, especially between nouns.

The sample here also shows use of "Intricately-woven....", which is similar in idea.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Just when the whole thing is about to float off untethered into the ether, though, come gentle rolls of surf guitar and sudden sweeps of strings that keep things grounded in a wall of INTRICATELY-WOVEN ELECTRONIC SOUNDS."
  • "Considering the parameters of their configuration these three improvisors construct an impressive body of TIGHTLY WOVEN SOUNDS. "

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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Adding 'tightly-woven' or 'intricately' is over-interpretation — the source text makes no comment about the nature of this 'maille'. Of course, if you look, you can find almost ANY collocation — that doesn't mean it is appropriate HERE!
14 hrs
  -> My answer was based on the definition of stitched or linked into a mesh. There are definitions to be found that use this adjective.//Of course not, but from T descrip. of T music & polyphonic sounds, it had potential, but was only an alternative in case.
agree  Yolanda777 (X)
15 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
electronic sounds interweaving / or electronic interweaving of sounds


Explanation:
https://www.beatport.com/release/interweaving-of-sounds-epis...
https://www.beatport.com/release/interweaving-of-sounds-epis...
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3358664.3358666

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Note added at 19 ώρες (2022-03-30 10:18:26 GMT)
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Donner Batterie Electrique, 180 Sons de Batterie Electronique en Maille Silencieuse avec Pédales Robustes,...
https://www.amazon.fr/batterie-electronique/s?k=batterie ele...

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Note added at 19 ώρες (2022-03-30 10:20:22 GMT)
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Les gens peuvent se contenter soit de la batterie pleine grandeur avec des peaux maillées, soit de la batterie électronique de table
https://www.le-vrai-debat.fr/batterie-electronique/


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Anastasia Kalantzi
Greece
Local time: 18:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Greek
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: Étymologie du terme mailles, d'origine grecque

Reference information:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Anastasia Kalantzi
Greece
Works in field
Native speaker of: Greek
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