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Incorrect use of "Louré" term in tooltip for mezzo-staccato articulation

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Description

Issue type

UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)

Bug description

The "staccato+tenuto" mark in the articulations palette (which I've always known as "mezzo staccato" or occasionally "poco staccato") is labelled "Louré" in the tooltip. Louré is a string bowing technique that is typically shown with tenuto mark + bowing slur (and the note is held for the full duration, but "pulsed" with downward pressure on the bow without changing direction).
Thankfully the actual playback is more or less what's expected (seems to be roughly 75% of the full duration, though there are tempos at which this doesn't really work well, and ideally should be adjustable, which it used to be in MS3).

Steps to reproduce

In Palettes tab, expand articulations and hover over the "tenuto + staccato" mark.
Tooltip text states "Louré (tenuto-staccato) above".
Would advise changing to either just "Tenuto-staccato above" or "Mezzo-staccato above".

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MuseScore Version

4.2

Regression

I don't know

Operating system

Windows 11

Additional context

It is also occasionally called "portato", but that term is more (to my mind) associated with bowing technique, and indeed the way that bowing technique is described does make it sound very similar to "louré", and implies the notes are NOT actually separated (or if they are, only by a very very small amount).

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