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bleeps

/bliːps/

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noun

Piepton, Signalton

A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

Examples :

"The microwave oven made several bleeps to signal that the popcorn was ready. "

Der Mikrowellenherd gab mehrere Pieptöne von sich, um zu signalisieren, dass das Popcorn fertig war.

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noun

Pieptöne

Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence.

Examples :

"What the bleep are you doing?"

Was zum Teufel machst du?

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noun

Bleep-Musik

A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.

Examples :

"The university radio station plays a mix of genres, from indie rock to experimental bleeps. "

Der Universitätsradiosender spielt eine Mischung aus Genres, von Indie-Rock bis hin zu experimenteller Bleep-Musik.

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verb

Piepen, Signaltöne aussenden

To emit one or more bleeps.

Examples :

"The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."

Der Roboter piepte, um seine neuen Anweisungen zu bestätigen.

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verb

Zensieren, piepsen

To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.

Examples :

"The TV station always bleeps out any curse words during the afternoon movie to make it family-friendly. "

Der Fernsehsender zensiert während des Nachmittagsfilms immer alle Schimpfwörter, um ihn familienfreundlich zu gestalten.

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