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tape

/teɪ̯p/

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noun

Ruban adhésif, scotch

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."

Passe-moi du ruban adhésif. J'ai besoin de réparer une déchirure dans ce papier.

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noun

Ruban, bande

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."

Après la fête, il y avait du ruban partout.

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noun

Ruban d'arrivée

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 a franchi le ruban d'arrivée en 47,77 secondes, un nouveau record du monde.

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noun

Bande, bande magnétique, cassette

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

Examples :

"Did you get that on tape?"

As-tu enregistré ça sur bande ?

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noun

Enregistrement

(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. "

Le projet scolaire de mon fils comprenait un enregistrement du discours de son grand-père.

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noun

Réponse automatique, réflexe

An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

Examples :

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

Les vieux couples ont parfois des réflexes l'un envers l'autre pendant une dispute.

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noun

Bande de cours

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

Examples :

"Don’t fight the tape."

Ne luttez pas contre la bande de cours.

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noun

Ruban

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

Examples :

"His pass was right on the tape."

Sa passe était directement sur le ruban.

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noun

Bande

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. "

La bande de la machine d'impression guidait le papier en douceur à travers les rouleaux.

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verb

Fixer avec du ruban adhésif, scotcher

To bind with adhesive tape.

Examples :

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

Assurez-vous de bien scotcher votre colis avant de l'envoyer.

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verb

Enregistrer

To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

Examples :

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

Tu n'aurais pas dû dire ça. Le micro était allumé et nous enregistrions.

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verb

Comprendre, saisir

(passive) To understand, figure out.

Examples :

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

J'ai compris les instructions pour construire le modèle d'avion ; ce n'était pas très clair au début.

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