Spanish term
Colombia
Cuerdas Frotadas
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Helena Chavarria
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PRO (2): franglish, Robert Carter
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Proposed translations
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Bowed String Instruments
Los instrumentos de cuerda frotada tienen especial relevancia en las orquestas porque permiten producir los timbres más matizados y suaves.
Son instrumentos melódicos o lineales, lo que significa que producen un sonido determinado, es decir, una nota simple. Además, si el arco pasa por dos o más cuerdas al mismo tiempo se pueden conseguir acordes.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumento_de_cuerda_frotada
Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowed_string_instrument
CUERDAS FROTADAS
(Violín, viola, violonchelo, contrabajo) Este programa esta dirigido para niños, jóvenes y adultos partir de los 6 años de edad.
https://academiaelpuente.jimdo.com/programas/instrumentos/cu...
Bowing
Using a bow to play the viola.
Bowed string instruments include the violin, viola, cello (of the violin family) and the double bass (of the viol family). The bow consists of a stick with many hairs stretched between its ends. Bowing the instrument's string causes a stick-slip phenomenon to occur, which makes the string vibrate.
Other bowed instruments are the nyckelharpa, kokyū, rebec, erhu, igil, kamanche, and sarangi. The hurdy gurdy is bowed by a wheel.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/String_instrument
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¿Qué es un instrumento de cuerda frotada?
Como nos indica su nombre, son todos aquellos instrumentos en los que la cuerda se pone en vibración al ser frotada con un arco.
https://mcarmenfer.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/cuerda-frotada-v...
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Charles Davis
: That's right, though it's unlikely that "bowed" will be necessary, and the idiomatic translation for "formadores de cuerdas frotadas" is simply "string teachers". See e.g. European String Teachers Association.
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I'd never thought about it before, but there are bowed, struck and plucked string instruments, plus the aeolian harp and hurdy gurdy, which are in a group of their own! Thanks, Charles :-)
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Sandro Tomasi
: I would go for something a little more explicit than just “string.” Training Workshop for String-Instrument Teachers/Instructors.
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Thank you, Sandro!
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philgoddard
: The first Google hit links to the English translation.
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Thank you, Phil :-)
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Robert Carter
: Whether the first Google hit links to the English translation is beside the point, Google is not a dictionary and this is a pro-question, IMO.
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Thank you, Robert :-)
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Discussion
On the other hand, I'm coming round to the view that since the ST term is specific, perhaps after all it would be better to do it literally and say "bowed string instrument teachers". It's a rare term in English, but does occur. There's one example in the journal American String Teacher:
"The overall purpose of this article is to acquaint readers with the content of the new National Core Music Standards (NCMS). Its more specific aim is to provide bowed string instrument teachers with a theoretical framework for the interpretation of the standard labeled Performing, as the new standards seem to be proposing a distinct, conceptual view on what music students need to know when it comes to performing a piece of music."
https://www.astastrings.org/App_Themes/Public/Uploads/AST_jo... (p. 36; p. 38 of file)
https://www.astastrings.org/
"String-Instrument Teachers" is perfectly correct but not likely to be said by a professional in the field.
On the other hand, it is worth noting that membership of the ASTA is open to teachers of harp and guitar, as well as the bowed orchestral instruments. So strictly speaking, since "cuerdas frotadas" does not include harp or guitar, you could argue that "bowed" is required here. I would still leave it out, however.