Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
música funcional
English translation:
piped music/background music/ambient music/muzak
Added to glossary by
jfrb
Mar 23, 2004 17:52
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
música funcional
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Tourism & Travel
Se trata de la descripción de la habitación de un hotel, cuando se explica con qué cuenta.
Gracias a todos.
Gracias a todos.
Proposed translations
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| 5 | piped music |
jfrb
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| 5 +5 | background music |
Rantes
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| 4 +2 | ambient music |
Sol
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| 5 +1 | muzak |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | functional music |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
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Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
m�sica funcional
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piped music
Muzak es lo que yo la llamaria, pero es un termino peyorativo, asi que los hoteles no anuncian las habitaciones con "muzak", sino con "piped music".
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Note added at 7 hrs 31 mins (2004-03-24 01:23:59 GMT)
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ambient music and background music are also used in the context of the question, so it\'s a matter of personal taste between these two and piped music. I would recommend against muzak, but don\'t want to get into the habit of disagreeing with people.
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Note added at 7 hrs 31 mins (2004-03-24 01:23:59 GMT)
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ambient music and background music are also used in the context of the question, so it\'s a matter of personal taste between these two and piped music. I would recommend against muzak, but don\'t want to get into the habit of disagreeing with people.
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Comment: "Gracias a todos."
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
The passion for the right word
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: French to Spanish, Russian to Spanish, Spanish
Spanish term (edited):
m�sica funcional
functional music
Hope it helps.
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25 mins
background music
wordreference.com
musica ambiental
musica ambiental
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Maria Lorenzo
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Isabelle DEFEVERE (X)
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forli
: this is the stuff that is played in elevators etc. that is also used as a method of torture
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thank you, you are so damn right!
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utrans
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MGB
: and it is also played while you're wating at the dentist. Which is a kind of torture, as forli said.
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Spanish term (edited):
m�sica funcional
ambient music
"The term was first coined by Brian Eno in the late 1970s to refer to music that would envelop the listener without drawing attention to itself. Hence, Brian Eno is considered the father of ambient music. Sometimes associated with elevator music and Muzak, it is more often similar to mood music or an ambient background in movie and radio sound effects. Often listeners will forget they are listening to ambient music, which is one of the biggest attractions of the genre. It can be any musical style, including jazz, electronica and modern classical music. "
Reference:
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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Spanish term (edited):
m�sica funcional
muzak
Es una marca pero como término prácticamente ha ingresado ya al dominio público, prefiero mucho el término "música ambiental" en español; ingualmente creo que es una forma de tortura.
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Zulma Vaughan (X)
: Tambien aparece en el Cambridge Dictionary
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Gracias, Zulma, constancia de que ya entró al dominio público.
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neilmac
: Has acquired a negative nuance
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And it's a negative nuance that I share, too!
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