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09:42 Feb 11, 2013 |
Hebrew to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music / musicians | |||||
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| Selected response from: Itzik Greenvald Mivtach Israel Local time: 08:06 | ||||
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5 | brass players |
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5 | wind players |
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brass players Explanation: זה מאוד תלוי בהקשר בעקרון משפחת כלי הנשיפה המודרניים בתזמורות היא ממתכת ולכן באנגלית הם קרויים brass instruments אלה כוללים טרומבון, טובה, חצוצרה ועוד -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-11 10:43:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- נ.ב. בתזמורות סימפוניות נהוג להפריד בין נשפני מתכת שלכך נראה לי שהתכוונת לבין נגני כלים מעץ כגון חלילים מסוגים שונים woodwind instruments Reference: http://brassmusician.com/ Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instrument |
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wind players Explanation: This is the more inclusive term for owners of that profession, but in general usage it is more common to make the distinction between woodwind player and brass player. The term "winds" is also possible, but it is used mainly in casual speech as a sort of abbreviation. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/A-Neurotic-Wind-Player/ Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_band |
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