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tape

/teɪ̯p/

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noun

Klebeband, Band

Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

Examples :

"Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper."

Gib mir bitte etwas Klebeband. Ich muss einen Riss in diesem Papier reparieren.

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noun

Band, Klebeband

Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

Examples :

"After the party there was tape all over the place."

Nach der Party war überall Klebeband.

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noun

Ziellinie

Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.

Examples :

"Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record."

Jones durchbrach die Ziellinie in 47,77 Sekunden, ein neuer Weltrekord.

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noun

Band, Tonband, Videoband

Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

Examples :

"Did you get that on tape?"

Hast du das auf Band?

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noun

Aufzeichnung, Aufnahme

(by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.

Examples :

"My son's school project included a tape of his grandfather's speech. "

Das Schulprojekt meines Sohnes enthielt eine Aufnahme der Rede seines Großvaters.

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noun

Automatische Reaktion, Musterantwort

An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

Examples :

"Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight."

Alte Ehepaare spielen manchmal im Streit automatische Reaktionen aufeinander ab.

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noun

Kursband

(from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.

Examples :

"Don’t fight the tape."

Kämpfen Sie nicht gegen das Kursband.

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noun

Band

The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick

Examples :

"His pass was right on the tape."

Sein Pass war genau auf dem Band.

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noun

Band

A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.

Examples :

"The printing machine's tape guided the paper smoothly through the rollers. "

Das Band der Druckmaschine führte das Papier reibungslos durch die Walzen.

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verb

Mit Klebeband befestigen, abkleben

To bind with adhesive tape.

Examples :

"Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it."

Achten Sie darauf, Ihr Paket vor dem Versenden sicher mit Klebeband zu befestigen.

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verb

Aufnehmen, aufzeichnen

To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

Examples :

"You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping."

Das hättest du nicht sagen sollen. Das Mikrofon war an und wir haben aufgenommen.

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verb

Verstehen, begreifen

(passive) To understand, figure out.

Examples :

"I taped the instructions for building the model airplane; it wasn't entirely clear at first. "

Ich habe die Anweisungen für den Modellflugzeugbau verstanden; zuerst war es nicht ganz klar.

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