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verb

Émettre un bip

To emit one or more bleeps.

Examples :

"The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions."

Le robot a émis un bip pour accuser réception de ses nouvelles instructions.

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verb

Biffer, masquer

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

Examples :

"The news anchor bliped the swear word the guest speaker used. "

Le présentateur a masqué le gros mot utilisé par l'invité.

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noun

Point, signal

A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

Examples :

"The air traffic controller saw a new blip appear on the radar screen, indicating another aircraft entering the airspace. "

Le contrôleur aérien a vu un nouveau point apparaître sur l'écran radar, indiquant qu'un autre avion entrait dans l'espace aérien.

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noun

Bip, signal sonore bref

A short sound of a single pitch, usually electronically generated.

Examples :

"The computer's alarm made a short blip, signaling the start of the next lesson. "

L'alarme de l'ordinateur a émis un bref bip, signalant le début de la leçon suivante.

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noun

Accroc, petit problème

(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.

Examples :

"The student's usual good attendance had a blip last week due to a minor illness. "

La bonne assiduité habituelle de l'élève a connu un accroc la semaine dernière en raison d'une maladie bénigne.

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noun

Message, document

An individual message or document in the Google Wave software framework.

Examples :

"The teacher added a new blip to the Google Wave about the upcoming science project. "

Le professeur a ajouté un nouveau message à Google Wave concernant le projet scientifique à venir.

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verb

Clignoter, apparaître brièvement

To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.

Examples :

"The television bliped on, and the news anchor started her report. "

La télévision s'est allumée d'un coup, et la présentatrice a commencé son reportage.

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