English-Spanish translations for counterpoint

contrapuntoPor lo tanto, Porto Alegre no fue, ni con mucha imaginación, un mero contrapunto crítico a Davos. Porto Alegre was not, therefore, by any stretch of the imagination, merely a critical counterpoint to Davos. Me parece también que el aumento de la gobernanza económica supondría un contrapunto, un equilibrio; pero de eso, evidentemente, no tiene la culpa el señor Trichet. I also think that increased economic governance would need a counterpoint, a balance: but this is not the fault of Mr Trichet. Dicho procedimiento sirve de contrapunto a la conferencia que se inaugura mañana en Maastricht y que tiene que desempeñar un papel clave en la confirmación de los resultados obtenidos hasta ahora. This procedure forms a counterpoint to the conference which opens tomorrow at Maastricht and which is called upon to play a key role in confirming the results achieved hitherto.

A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies
Any similar contrasting element in a work of art
An opposite point
To compose or arrange such music

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