Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 4, 2001 02:14
23 yrs ago
Serbo-Croat term
Works in: French to English, English to French, English to Serbo-Croat, and 9 more.
zapis
Non-PRO
Serbo-Croat to English
Art/Literary
"Srpska muzicka scena u televizijskom zapisu" (article title)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | recording |
Nermina (X)
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| 0 | TV documentary / TV feature |
Vesna Zivcic
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| 0 | please see the possible versions below |
Natalie
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| 0 | TV documentary / TV feature |
Vesna Zivcic
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| 0 | record |
Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
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| 0 | record |
Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
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| 0 | Additional explanation |
Vesna Zivcic
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| 0 | Serbian Music Scene Within a TV Frame |
freddie
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| 0 | Additional comment |
Tatjana Aleksic, MA (X)
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| 0 | just a comment |
Nermina (X)
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Selected
recording
It's not that simple though. This sentence could not be literally translated to reflect the true flow of the headline. My suggestion would be: "Serbian music scene on TV" or "Serbian music scene as captured on TV". I could probably come up with more variations. However, the word "zapis" itself, if observed out of the contest, means "a written copy".
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Well, I'm not too fond of grading and choosing the "winner" but as I'm going to do it I feel I owe you all a comment. So – IMHO:
I finally opted for Nermina's solution – simply because I can use it - although I normally translate "zapis" as "record" and I totally agree with Tanja's explanation (which shows she's come across the problem before) but not with the final translation of the article title, because of the possible confusion between "musical" as an adjective & as a noun and because I'm not sure "television record" is clear. I also quite like Freddie's suggestion and it was difficult to choose between "as captured on TV" and "within a TV frame". Both can work in this context, but "zapis" still remains a tough term to translate!
Thanks everyone!
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11 mins
Vesna Zivcic
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Native in: Croatian
Works in: German to Croatian, English to Croatian
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4
TV documentary / TV feature
"TV documentary/feature about/on Serbian music"
Reference:
13 mins
please see the possible versions below
I would suggest several possibilities:
Serb musical recorded for TV
or
TV record of Serb musical
or
Serb musical videotaped
or
Video record of Serb musical
Cheers
Natalia
Serb musical recorded for TV
or
TV record of Serb musical
or
Serb musical videotaped
or
Video record of Serb musical
Cheers
Natalia
14 mins
Vesna Zivcic
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Native in: Croatian
Works in: German to Croatian, English to Croatian
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4
TV documentary / TV feature
Sorry, I have forgoten "scene"
"TV documentary/feature about/on Serbian music scene"
"TV documentary/feature about/on Serbian music scene"
Reference:
1 hr
record
Record is the most neutral word meaning "zapis". Since the article title you provided does NOT state that it deals with a single documentary programme about the Serbian musical scene, maybe it refers to a history of the Serbian musical scene in television record, i.e., the archive of TV programmes about the subject. In that respect, the best choice would be the word "record".
If none of the answers helped,please provide more context.
If none of the answers helped,please provide more context.
Reference:
1 hr
record
My apologies, i forgot to provide the full title in translation:
"The television record of the Serbian musical scene"
"The television record of the Serbian musical scene"
Reference:
2 hrs
Vesna Zivcic
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Native in: Croatian
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4
Additional explanation
Comment on the translation provided by atanja:
"musical scene" is a scene from a musical
"music scene" is a term used to describe the current state of affairs in music (some 2330,000 hits on Google)
See:
"cybeRex ... LIFE LIVE.
In the last few years, in the interviews with the media throughout the
former Yugoslavia, I have often been asked to describe Serbian music scene. "
"musical scene" is a scene from a musical
"music scene" is a term used to describe the current state of affairs in music (some 2330,000 hits on Google)
See:
"cybeRex ... LIFE LIVE.
In the last few years, in the interviews with the media throughout the
former Yugoslavia, I have often been asked to describe Serbian music scene. "
Reference:
8 hrs
Serbian Music Scene Within a TV Frame
zapis is not to take literally here.
10 hrs
Additional comment
"Musical scene" is NOT only a scene from a musical, as "musical" also has the adjectival function, just as "musical box " is equal to "music box". The esteemed colleague VesnaZ should be aware of this, and should refrain from putting comments of this type onto this page in the future. This is definitely NOT the place for it.
Reference:
14 hrs
just a comment
i'd like to thank branka for the valuable points. i know she had a difficult task and i'm glad i could help. i also have a comment for "atanja": please let's not boast of our "authority" or criticize other people's inputs. i'm sure the answerers can figure out for themselves which option can suit them the best.
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