cuerda media

English translation: neutral

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Spanish term or phrase:cuerda media
English translation:neutral

19:53 Jul 1, 2010
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / Radio and Television
Spanish term or phrase: cuerda media
locutor de cuerda media is a description of voice quality, but I do not know how to say cuerda media :(
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 19:14
neutral
Explanation:
I think it means that it doesn't have any strong features of accent, class, timbre etc. I don't normally post Google searches as references (and I think voiceover should be one word), but I think this supports my suggestion:
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks Phil :-0))
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Summary of answers provided
4middle part voice
Wendy Streitparth
4neutral
philgoddard
4warm, deep, authoritative (voice)
Jenni Lukac (X)
3 -1radiophonic voice
meirs


Discussion entries: 3





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
radiophonic voice


Explanation:
Closest match to convey the meaning I could find

Example sentence(s):
  • where a cool, calm and eminently radiophonic voice urges the invisible masses

    Reference: http://www.gregorywhitehead.com/GregoryWhitehead/herecomesev...
meirs
Israel
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: I think Mr Whitehead (with his rather unusual prose style) has misunderstood the meaning of radiophonic: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/radiophonic. He possibly means it as the radio equivalent of telegenic.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
middle part voice


Explanation:
or middle voice - taken from musical description
but perhaps melodic would fit

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: English
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
neutral


Explanation:
I think it means that it doesn't have any strong features of accent, class, timbre etc. I don't normally post Google searches as references (and I think voiceover should be one word), but I think this supports my suggestion:


    Reference: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&&sa=X&ei=__ksTNG_DoKC8...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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Thanks Phil :-0))
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
warm, deep, authoritative (voice)


Explanation:
Taking into account Eileen's highly secret info and found in: http://sarahmccloughry.typepad.com/the_confident_voice_coach... I don't think that "authoritative" has an exagerated meaning here, but rather, means inspiring confidence. "I speak in my warm, deep, authoritative (that inspires belief and confidence apparently!), contralto voice waxing enthusiastic about their product or service and suddenly the visitor to their site sees the light. A no brainer!" (a real humble guy!)

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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