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tapes

/teɪps/

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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 scotch. J'ai besoin de réparer une déchirure dans ce papier.

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Rubans, bandes

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.

sport race achievement

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noun

Bandes magnétiques, cassettes

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

Examples :

"Did you get that on tape?"

As-tu enregistré ça sur cassette ?

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noun

Enregistrements, bandes

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

Examples :

"The police reviewed the security tapes from the store to try to identify the thief. "

La police a examiné les enregistrements de sécurité du magasin pour tenter d'identifier le voleur.

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noun

Réflexe, automatisme

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 jouent parfois leurs automatismes l'un envers l'autre pendant une dispute.

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noun

Cours, cotations

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

Examples :

"Don’t fight the tape."

Ne luttez pas contre les cours.

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noun

Ruban, adhésif

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.

sport material item

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noun

Bandes

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

Examples :

"The printer technician adjusted the tapes inside the machine to ensure the paper fed through smoothly. "

Le technicien de l'imprimante a ajusté les bandes à l'intérieur de la machine pour s'assurer que le papier passait en douceur.

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verb

Fixer avec du ruban adhésif

To bind with adhesive tape.

Examples :

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

Assurez-vous de fixer votre colis avec du ruban adhésif 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 :

"After a few minutes, I tapes the problem and knew how to solve it. "

Après quelques minutes, j'ai compris le problème et su comment le résoudre.

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