Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
The New Conductor Cleared the Bar.
Spanish translation:
El nuevo director superó la prueba.
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Ricardo Monasterio
Feb 16, 2023 15:38
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The New Conductor Cleared the Bar.
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Music
Translation from English
In a video game where the player is an orchestra conductor, one of the results after finishing one game says "The New Conductor Cleared the Bar."
Is the term "cleared the bar" indicating that the player barely reached an acceptable level after directing the orchestra or is he below the acceptable level?
Thank you in advance.
Is the term "cleared the bar" indicating that the player barely reached an acceptable level after directing the orchestra or is he below the acceptable level?
Thank you in advance.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Marcos Carou Balado
Spain
Spain
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Spain
AV and literary translator and game l10n
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Works in: English to Spanish, English to Galician, Galician to Spanish, and 1 more.
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El nuevo director superó la prueba.
Clearing the bar means that you surpassed the minimum level required to pass whatever test, trial or, likely in this case, level.
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Note added at 12 mins (2023-02-16 15:50:50 GMT)
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Note that the proposed translation may need reworking if the conductor can be male, female or NB.
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Note added at 12 mins (2023-02-16 15:50:50 GMT)
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Note that the proposed translation may need reworking if the conductor can be male, female or NB.
Peer comment(s):
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Jimena Pallarols
: Agree
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Jose Marino
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Pablo Cruz
: Creo que sí https://twitter.com/stocksharks_/status/1625623282287276034 https://br.hinative.com/questions/13992898 https://twitter.com/stocksharks_/status/1625623282287276034h...
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nahuelhuapi
: ¡Saludos!
5 hrs
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Marina Torruella Bonsoms
: Estoy de acuerdo, pero añadiría que posiblemente es un juego de palabras, porque bar también significa compás (la unidad de medida, no como sinónimo de ritmo).
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El nuevo director estableció un nuevo estandar
To change or reestablish the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/reset the bar, to
To clear the bar is thus to attain the required standard.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/487222/mark-the-...
"To clear the bar" means to go beyond that level or to do more than enough to comply with the condition.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/clear-a-bar.3285524/
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/reset the bar, to
To clear the bar is thus to attain the required standard.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/487222/mark-the-...
"To clear the bar" means to go beyond that level or to do more than enough to comply with the condition.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/clear-a-bar.3285524/
Peer comment(s):
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Jose Marino
: Ni estableció una nueva norma ni estableció un nuevo nivel. Consultar significado de estándar en el DRAE.
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¡Gracias, Profe...! (y gracias por seguirme aquí en ProZ, no hace falta, no merezco tal deferencia).
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Esther Vidal
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Museums
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
El nuevo director de orquesta sobrepasó las expectativas
Fue más allá de lo esperado y rebaso los límites.
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(rebasó)
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Note added at 6 hrs (2023-02-16 22:12:37 GMT)
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(rebasó)
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Miguel Moreno
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Translator English / Dutch into Spanish.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Dutch to Spanish
El nuevo director ha superado la prueba.
En cualquier diccionario de inglés podrás ver que "bar" se refiere al nivel o requisito que alguien tiene que superar o cumplir para ser considerado apto para algo.
119 days
Juan Giraldo-Ceballos
Italy
Italy
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Italy
Transltr/Musician, Hum/Soc Sci. spc. MA.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Colombian, Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
compás
I'm not an expert in video games, but it might be helpful to know that in music the term "bar" refers to the lines dividing the music segments: "compás" in Spanish.
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