Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cabeça de cartaz
English translation:
top billing
Added to glossary by
coolbrowne
Aug 17, 2010 09:15
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
cabeça de cartaz
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Music
The cartaz in this context is the poster with the names of all the bands playing at a concert and the cabeça de cartaz is the most famous band, the one whose name is at the top of the list. Is there any special term for this in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | top billing |
coolbrowne
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| 4 +3 | headliner |
Mary Palmer
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| 5 | NUMBER ONE |
silifke63 (X)
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| 4 | header |
Thais Peiffer
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| 4 | top of the bill |
kashew
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| 4 | Top of the Pops |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 -1 | head of the poster |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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Change log
Aug 19, 2010 15:37: coolbrowne Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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35 mins
coolbrowne
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
United States
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
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Selected
top billing
Even though "billing" is not a translation for "cartaz" the idiom/jargon "top billing" (not "top of the billing") corresponds to the idiom/jargon "cabeça de cartaz".
One must observe though that the actual usage varies a bit, as far as the verb (unfortunately we were not supplied with the proper context, including a full sentence in the original). In English, one says "XXX has top billing" where XXX is the artist/group/act in question. In Portuguese it is possible to say "XXX é cabeça de cartaz"
One must observe though that the actual usage varies a bit, as far as the verb (unfortunately we were not supplied with the proper context, including a full sentence in the original). In English, one says "XXX has top billing" where XXX is the artist/group/act in question. In Portuguese it is possible to say "XXX é cabeça de cartaz"
Note from asker:
| That's it! The context was actually just a friend who rang me up and asked how to say that band XXX was gouing to be cabeça de cartaz at such and such festival so there was no specific written context. I suggested "main act" off the top of my head but the answer has been niggling me, so I asked. Thank you so much |
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
: Lead Band ?
5 hrs
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Thank you. I believe "lead band" would be more specific.
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Jennifer Byers
: see discussion comment
17 hrs
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Thank you.
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T o b i a s
731 days
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
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4 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
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head of the poster
U.S. Government Bookstore: Browse by Subject: Posters and Prints
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22 Dec 2008 ... At the head of the poster reads: Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Grand Teton, the far-reaching Greater Yellowstone area ...
bookstore.gpo.gov/.../sb-057.jsp - Estados Unidos - Em cache - Similares
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22 Dec 2008 ... At the head of the poster reads: Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Grand Teton, the far-reaching Greater Yellowstone area ...
bookstore.gpo.gov/.../sb-057.jsp - Estados Unidos - Em cache - Similares
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
coolbrowne
: The text that apparently should validate the alleged answer, in fact, has nothing to do with the context, and it has an error (it should be “at the head of the poster it reads:…”
37 mins
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5 mins
NUMBER ONE
hth
6 mins
Thais Peiffer
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
English/Brazilian Port Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
header
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17 mins
top of the bill
*bill topper
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Note added at 20 minutes (2010-08-17 09:36:00 GMT)
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"That same month the group enjoyed their first bill-topping tour supported by the Ronettes. The early months of 1964 saw the Stones catapulted to fame..."
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Note added at 21 minutes (2010-08-17 09:37:00 GMT)
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You are right, D.
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Note added at 20 minutes (2010-08-17 09:36:00 GMT)
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"That same month the group enjoyed their first bill-topping tour supported by the Ronettes. The early months of 1964 saw the Stones catapulted to fame..."
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Note added at 21 minutes (2010-08-17 09:37:00 GMT)
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You are right, D.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jacqueline Sarbib
: Top of the bill - definitely
3 mins
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Thanks
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coolbrowne
: Incorrect. The idiom is "top billing"
18 mins
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I think we are both right!
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1 hr
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
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English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
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Top of the Pops
Um termo bem britânico, nome do programa de conjuntos musicais mais populares da Inglaterra, creio que o termo se aplica ao seu contexto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops
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5 hrs
Mary Palmer
United States
United States
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English
United States
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Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
headliner
This is another option for you. Good luck and hope this helps. :)
http://dictionary.babylon.com/headliner/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/headliner
"Who is the headliner band at the lumberjack days 2010 festival?"
http://askville.amazon.com/headliner-band-lumberjack-days-20...
Ser cabeça de cartaz não significa ter de ser a ultima banda a actuar mas sim ser a .... mas será que é suficiente ser headliner de um concerto destes? ...
www.metalunderground.org/viewtopic.php?f=34&t...
http://dictionary.babylon.com/headliner/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/headliner
"Who is the headliner band at the lumberjack days 2010 festival?"
http://askville.amazon.com/headliner-band-lumberjack-days-20...
Ser cabeça de cartaz não significa ter de ser a ultima banda a actuar mas sim ser a .... mas será que é suficiente ser headliner de um concerto destes? ...
www.metalunderground.org/viewtopic.php?f=34&t...
Peer comment(s):
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Verginia Ophof
54 mins
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Obrigada Verginia, tenha uma ótima tarde!
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
: Com certeza. Também como verbo ("XXX will headline the YYY tour this summer...")
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Sim, pode ser também. Obrigada Filipe, tenha uma ótima tarde! ;=)
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Amy Duncan (X)
9 hrs
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Thanks Amy, have a nice evening!
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Discussion
bill·ing
/ˈbɪlɪŋ/ Show Spelled[bil-ing] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the relative position in which a performer or act is listed on handbills, posters, etc.: A star usually receives billing above the title of the play.
2.
advertising; publicity: The show was a sellout weeks ahead of the opening because of advance billing.
3.
the amount of business done by a firm, esp. an advertising agency, within a specified period of time.
4.
an act or instance of preparing or sending out a bill or invoice.
5.
the total amount of the cost of goods or services billed to a customer, usually covering purchases made or services rendered within a specified period of time.
Therefore, Douglas, I think billing is the process of advertising, poster (cartaz) is one of the actual physical materials we'll see among fliers, ads, etc, etc.