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bleeps

/bliːps/

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noun

Bips

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

Examples :

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

Le four à micro-ondes a émis plusieurs bips pour signaler que le pop-corn était prêt.

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noun

Bips

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

Examples :

"What the bleep are you doing?"

Qu'est-ce que tu fais, bon sang ?

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noun

Musique bleep

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. "

La station de radio universitaire diffuse un mélange de genres, du rock indépendant à la musique bleep expérimentale.

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verb

Émettre des bips

To emit one or more bleeps.

Examples :

"The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."

Le robot a émis des bips pour accuser réception de ses nouvelles instructions.

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verb

Bip, censurer

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. "

La chaîne de télévision censure toujours les gros mots pendant le film de l'après-midi pour le rendre familial.

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