tape

tape

 (tāp)

n.

1.

a. A continuous narrow, flexible strip of cloth, metal, paper, or plastic, such as adhesive tape, magnetic tape, or ticker tape.

b. A narrow strip of strong woven fabric, as that used in sewing or bookbinding.

c. A string stretched across the finish line of a racetrack to be broken by the winner.

2.

a. A length, reel, or cassette of magnetic tape.

b. A recording made on magnetic tape.

3. A tape measure.

v. taped, tap·ing, tapes

v.tr.

1. To fasten, secure, strengthen, or wrap with a tape: taped the box so that it wouldn't fall apart.

2. To record (sounds or pictures) on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium: The reporter taped the interview.

3. To measure with a tape measure.

v.intr.

To make a recording on magnetic tape or other electronic storage medium.

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[Middle English, strip of cloth, from Old English *tæppe or *tæppa (attested only in the plural tæppan).]

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tape′a·ble adj.

tape′less adj.

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tape

(teɪp)

n

1. a long thin strip, made of cotton, linen, etc, used for binding, fastening, etc

2. any long narrow strip of cellulose, paper, metal, etc, having similar uses

3. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a string stretched across the track at the end of a race course

4. (Military) military slang chiefly Brit another word for stripe¹³

5. (Electronics) See magnetic tape, ticker tape, paper tape, tape recording

vb (mainly tr)

6. (also intr) Also: tape-record to record (speech, music, etc)

7. to furnish with tapes

8. to bind, measure, secure, or wrap with tape

9. (usually passive) informal Brit to take stock of (a person or situation); sum up: he's got the job taped.

[Old English tæppe; related to Old Frisian tapia to pull, Middle Dutch tapen to tear]

ˈtapeˌlike adj

ˈtaper n

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tape

(teɪp)

n., v. taped, tap•ing,
adj. n.

1. a long, narrow strip of fabric, as for tying garments or binding seams or edges.

2. a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc.

3. a strip of material with an adhesive surface, used for sealing, binding, etc.; adhesive tape or masking tape.

4. a magnetic tape, esp. an audiotape or a videotape.

5. a string stretched across the finish line of a race and broken by the winner on crossing the line.

6. tape measure.

v.t.

7. to tie up, bind, or attach with tape.

8. to record on magnetic tape.

9. to measure with or as if with a tape measure.

10. to furnish with a tape or tapes.

v.i.

11. to record something on magnetic tape.

adj.

12. of, for, or recorded on magnetic tape.

[before 1000; Middle English; unexplained alter. of tappe, Old English tæppe strip (of cloth), literally, part torn off; akin to Middle Low German teppen to tear]

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band

– tape

1. 'band'

A band is a narrow strip of material such as cloth or metal which is joined at the ends so that it can be fitted tightly round something.

...a panama hat with a red band.

A man with a black band around his arm stood alone.

Her hair was in a pony tail secured with a rubber band.

2. 'tape'

You do not refer to the magnetic strips on which sounds are recorded as 'bands'. You call them tapes.

Do you want to put on a tape?

His manager persuaded him to make a tape of the song.

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tape

Past participle: taped
Gerund: taping

Imperative

tape

tape

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tape - a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesive inkle - a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material webbing - a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
	2.	tape - a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" tape recording, taping audiotape - a tape recording of sound recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded videotape - a video recording made on magnetic tape
	3.	tape - the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
	4.	tape - measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" tape measure, tapeline measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
	5.	tape - memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" mag tape, magnetic tape audiotape - magnetic tape for use in recording sound cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape magnetic stripe - a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval videotape - a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
Verb	1.	tape - fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" attach - cause to be attached scotch tape, sellotape - fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door"
	2.	tape - record on videotape       videotape motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
	3.	tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" record write, save - record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" tape record - record with a tape recorder prerecord - record before presentation, as of a broadcast record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form cut - record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" cut - make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again"

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tape

noun

1. binding, strip, band, string, ribbon The books were all tied up with tape.

2. sticky tape, Sellotape (trademark), masking tape, adhesive tape His steel spectacles had been repaired with tape.

3. recording, cassette, tape recording She still listens to the tapes I made her.

verb

1. record, video, tape-record, make a recording of She has just taped an interview.

2. (sometimes with up) bind, secure, stick, seal, wrap I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet.

have something or someone taped understand fully, know all about, know the ins and outs of, have someone's number (informal), have all the details of Dave has life taped.

tape something off cordon off, close (off), shut (off), isolate, segregate, quarantine, seal off, fence off, form a ring round, put a cordon around The whole of the West End was taped off by police.

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Translations

شَريطشَرِيطشَريط السِّباقشَريط تَسْجيلشَريط قِياس

páskastuhatkanicezachytit na páskucílová páska

båndindspille på båndklisterbåndlukke til med tapelydbånd

Bandaufnehmen

ηχογραφώμαγνητική ταινίαμαγνητοταινία

grabarcintacinta métricametapegar con cinta adhesiva

nauhanauhoittaa

enregistrermètremètre à rubanpapier collantruban

snimitivrpca

célszalagszalaggal összefûz

borîi, bandfesta meî límbandilímband; einangrunarlímband; segulbandmálbandmarkalínuband

registrarenastro magneticonastronastro adesivonastro d'arrivo

テープテープに記録する

녹음하다테이프

įrašymas į juostąįrašyti į juostąjuostelėmatavimo juostasurišti juostele

finiša lentīteierakstīt magnetofona lentēizolācijas lentelentītelīmlente

opnementape

teipteipefeste med båndlydbåndmålsnor

nagraćtaśma

fita magnéticagravar

записыватьпленкаплёнкатесьма

krajčírsky meternahrať na páskuzlepiť páskou

avdiokasetalepilni trakposnetitrakvideokaseta

bandspela in

เทปบันทึกเสียง

bantkayıt yapmakmezuraşeritşerit metre

dâyghi âm

卷尺带录音录音带用带子扎紧

tape

[teɪp]

A. N

1. (made of cloth) → cinta f; (= adhesive tape) → cinta f adhesiva, Scotch ® m (Sport) → meta f; (ceremonial) → cinta f simbólica (also tape measure) → cinta f métrica, metro m
see also name

2. (for recording) (= magnetic strip) → cinta f (magnetofónica); (= cassette, recording) → cinta f
I'll do you a tape of it → te lo grabaré (en cinta)
a blank tape → una cinta virgen
on tape → grabado (en cinta)
see also cassette

B. VT

1. (= record) → grabar (en cinta)

2. (= seal) (also tape up) → cerrar con cinta, poner una cinta a

3. (= fasten) to tape sth to sth → pegar algo a algo con cinta adhesiva

4. to have sth/sb taped I've got him taped → ya le tengo calado
I've got it taped → ya le he cogido el tranquillo
we've got it all taped → lo tenemos todo organizado, todo funciona perfectamente

C. CPD tape deck N → pletina f, unidad f de cinta
tape drive N (Comput) → accionador m de cinta
tape machine N → casete m, magnetofón m
tape measure N → cinta f métrica, metro m
tape recorder N → casete m (Sp), grabadora f (esp LAm); (reel-to-reel) → magnetofón m, magnetófono m
tape recording N → grabación f (en cinta)
tape streamer N (Comput) → dispositivo m de copia de seguridad

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tape

[ˈteɪp]

n

(also magnetic tape) → bande f
on tape [song, interview] → enregistré(e)
to be interviewed on tape → être enregistré(e) pendant l'interview

(= cassette) → cassette f
a tape of Sinead O'Connor → une cassette de Sinead O'Connor

(also sticky tape, adhesive tape) → ruban m adhésif, scotch® m adhesive tape

(= strip of material) → ruban m

(SPORT) (also finishing tape) → fil m

(= record) [+ film, programme, song] → enregistrer
Did you tape that film last night? → As-tu enregistré le film hier soir?

(= stick) → scotcher
I taped a list to the fridge door → J'ai scotché une liste sur la porte du réfrigérateur.tape deck n → platine f cassettetape machine n (British) (= tape recorder) → magnétophone mtape measure n → mètre m à ruban

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tape

n

→ Band nt; (= sticky paper) → Klebeband nt; (= Sellotape ® etc) → Kleb(e)streifen m, → Tesafilm® m; (= ticker-tape, computer tape etc) → Lochstreifen m; (Sport) → Zielband nt; to break or breast the tape (Sport) → durchs Ziel gehen

(magnetic) → (Ton)band nt, → Magnetband nt; on tape → auf Band; to put or get something on tape → etw auf Band aufnehmen; to make a tape of something → etw auf Band aufnehmen

vt

parcel → (mit Kleb(e)streifen/Klebeband) verkleben or zukleben; to tape together two documents → zwei Dokumente mit Kleb(e)streifen/Klebeband zusammenkleben

(= tape-record) song, message → (auf Band) aufnehmen; (= video-tape) show → (auf Video) aufnehmen

(inf) I’ve got the situation taped → ich habe die Sache im Griff (inf); I’ve got him taped → ich kenne mich mit ihm aus

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tape

:

tape cassette

n → Tonbandkassette f

tape deck

n → Tapedeck nt

tape head

n → Tonkopf m

tape measure

n → Maßband nt, → Bandmaß nt

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tape

:

tape reader

n (Comput) → Lochstreifenleser m

tape-record

vt → auf Band aufnehmen

tape recorder

n → Tonbandgerät nt; (= cassette recorder) → Kassettenrekorder m

tape recording

n → Bandaufnahme f

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tape

[teɪp]

1. n (gen) (Sport) (for recording) → nastro (also magnetic tape) → nastro (magnetico) (Sewing) → fettuccia
on tape (song) → su nastro
to break the tape (Sport) → tagliare la linea del traguardo

2. vt (record) → registrare (su nastro) (also tape up) → legare con un nastro
I've got him taped (Brit) (fam) → ho capito il tipo

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tape

(teip) noun

1. (a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc. bundles of letters tied with tape. band, lint شَريط лента fita stuha, tkanice das Band tape; klisterbånd ταινίαcinta pael تسمه nauha ruban, bandeסרט फीता vrpca, traka szalag pita borði, band nastro テープ (문서 등을 묶는) 끈 juostelė lentīte pita lintbånd, lissetaśma fita bandă; sfoară тесьма stuha, šnúra trak vrpca band สายรัด şerit, bant 帶 тасьма ٹيپ، پٹي dây, dải băng 带

2. a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track. The two runners reached the tape together. band, lint شَريط السِّباق лента fita cílová páska das Zielband målsnor νήμαmeta, cinta de llegada finiðilint نوار خط پایان مسابقه nauha fil d'arrivée סרט आवाज रेकार्ड करने की पट्टी vrpca (ciljna traka) célszalag pita markalínuband nastro テープ (결승점의) 테이프 (finišo) juostelė finiša lentīte pita penamat finishdraad målsnortaśma fita pan­glică финишная ленточка cieľová páska ciljna vrvica traka målsnöre เชือกขึงตอนถึงเส้นชัย varış ipi 賽跑終點的橫帶, (跑道終點上所張開的)終點線 стрічка біля фінішу فيتہ đoạn dây; đoạn băng 赛跑终点的横带，（跑道终点上所张开的）终点线

3. a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc. adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape. band, kasset شَريط تَسْجيل лента, лепенка fita páska das Band tape; lydbånd ταινίαcinta kleeplint, isoleerpael, makilint نوار teippi ruban; bande סֶרֶט- टेपरेकार्डर vrpca (samoljepiva, magnetofonska, itd) szalag pita límband; einangrunarlímband; segulband nastro セロテープ, 録音テープなど 접착 테이프, 녹음 테이프 juostelė līmlente; izolācijas lente pita perekat band limbånd, teip; lydbåndtaśma fita bandă (magnetică) лента; пленка páska trak traka tejp, ljudband แถบกาว şerit, bant 錄音帶，膠帶 магнітофонна стрічка کاغذ يا پلاسٹک کا ٹکڑا جو چپکانے يا آواز محفوظ کرنے ميں استعمال ہو băng ghi âm 录音带，胶带

4. a tape-measure. meetband شَريط قِياس рулетка fita métrica měřicí pásmo; krejčovský metr das Maßband målebånd μέτροcinta métrica mõõdulint متر mittanauha mètre à ruban סֶרֶט מְדִידָה फ़ीता, पट्टी krojački centimetar mérőszalag pita ukuran málband (metro a nastro) 巻尺 줄자 metras, matavimo juosta mērlente; metramērs pita ukur centimetermålebåndmiarafita métrica ruletă (de măsurat) рулетка meracie pásmo; krajčírsky meter merilni trak santimetar måttband เครื่องวัดระยะชนิดม้วน şerit metre, mezura 卷尺 рулетка; вимірювальна стрічка پيمائش thước dây 卷尺

verb

1. to fasten or seal with tape. bind يَلُف، يُغَلِّف връзвам с лента fechar com fita lepit páskou schmales Band lukke til med tape; tape til δένω, σφραγίζω με ταινία cerrar con una cinta; pegar con cinta adhesiva paelaga siduma, teipima با تسمه یا نوار بستن teipata attacher avec un ruban לִקשוֹר בְּסֶרֶט फीते से बाधना svezati vrpcom szalaggal összefűz mengencangkan, menutup dengan pita rekat festa með límbandi (legare con un nastro) テープではる 테이프로 묶다 surišti/užklijuoti juostele sasiet/nostiprināt ar lenti melekatkan sst dgn pita perekat vastbindenfeste med bånd, teipe przypiąć taśmą, okleić taśmą fechar com fita a lega cu sfoară/panglică связывать тесьмой zlepiť páskou zvezati s trakom vezati trakom tejpa fast (ihop) ติดกระดาษกาว şeritle bağlamak 用帶子紮緊，用膠帶黏住 зв'язувати тасьмою ٹيپ سے باندھنا gắn băng 用带子扎紧，用胶带粘住

2. to record (the sound of something) on tape. He taped the concert. opneem يُسَجِّل على شَريط записвам gravar zachytit na pásku auf Tonband aufnehmen optage γράφω, ηχογραφώ, μαγνητοφωνώgrabar lindistama ضبط کردن nauhoittaa enregistrer לְהַקלִיט अभिलेखन करना snimiti (na magnetofonsku vrpcu) (szalagra, magnóra) felvesz (vmit) merekam taka upp registrare テープ録音する 테이프로 녹음하다 įrašyti į juostą ierakstīt magnetofona lentē merakamkan sst dlm pita rakaman opnementa oppnagrać gravar a înregistra (pe bandă magnetică) записывать на плёнку nahrať na pásku posneti na trak snimiti spela in på band บันทึกเสียง teype almak 用磁帶錄音 записувати ٹيپ ميں بھرنا، ريکارڈ کرنا ghi âm 用磁带录音

ˈtape-measure, ˈmeasuring-tape nouns

a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring. meetband شَريط قِياس рулетка fita métrica měřící pásmo das Maßband målebånd μέτρο, μεζούραcinta métrica mõõdulint نوار مدرج mittanauha mètre à ruban סֶרֶט מְדִידָה माप पट्टी, मापने का फीता krojački centimetar mérőszalag pita ukuran málband (metro a nastro) 巻尺 줄자 matavimo juosta, ruletė mērlente pita ukur centimetermålebåndmiarafita métrica ruletă (de măsurat) рулетка, мерная лента meracie pásmo merilni trak santimetar måttband ความยาวเทป şerit metre, mezura 捲尺 вимірювальна стрічка پيمائش کا فيتہ thước dây 带尺

ˈtape-recorder noun

a machine which records sounds on magnetic tape and reproduces them when required. bandopnemer, kassetopnemer مُسَجِّل شَريطي магнетофон gravador magnetofon das Tonbandgerät båndoptager μαγνητόφωνοmagnetófono magnetofon دستگاه ضبط صوت nauhuri magnétophoneרשמקול टेप रेकॉर्डर magnetofon magnó alat perekam segulbandstæki registratore テープレコーダー 녹음기 magnetofonas magnetofons perakam pita bandrecorderbåndopptakermagnetofongravador casetofon; magnetofon магнитофон magnetofón magnetofon kasetofon bandspelare เครื่องบันทึกเสียง teyp, ses alma cihazı 錄音機 магнітофон ٹيپ ريکارڈر máy ghi âm 磁带录音机

ˈtape-record verb

bandopneem يُسَجِّل على شَريط записвам на магнетофон gravar nahrát na magnetofon aufnehmen optage på bånd μαγνητοφωνώ grabar con magnetófono lindistama ضبط کردن nauhoittaa enregistrer au magnétophone לְהַקלִיט फीता, अभिलेखित snimati na magnetofonsku vrpcu magnóra felvesz (vmit) merekam taka upp á segulband registrare テープ録音する 테이프에 녹음하다 įrašyti į juostą ierakstīt magnetofona lentē merakamkan sst dlm pita rakaman op de band opnemen ta opp på bånd nagrać na taśmę gravar a înregistra (pe bandă magnetică) записывать на магнитофон(ную плёнку) nahrať na magnetofón posneti na magnetofonski trak snimiti kasetofonom spela in på band บันทึกเทป ses kaydı yapmak 錄音 записувати на магнітофон ٹيپ ريکارڈ ميں محفوظ کرنا ghi âm 录音

ˈtape-recording noun

bandopname تَسْجيل على شَريط магнетофонен запис gravação magnetofonový záznam die Bandaufnahme båndoptagelse ηχογράφηση, μαγνητοφώνηση lindistus ضبط nauhoittaminen enregistrement magnétique הַקלָטָה फीता अभिलेखन snimanje na magnetofonsku vrpcu magnófelvétel perekaman (segulbands)upptaka registrazione テープ録音 테이프 녹음 įrašymas į juostą ierakstīšana magnetofona lentē rakaman pita bandopname kassett-/lydbåndopptak nagranie na taśmę gravação înregistrare магнитофонная запись magnetofónový záznam snemanje na magnetofonski trak snimanje kasetofonom bandinspelning การบันทึกเสียงบนแถบแม่เหล็ก ses kaydı 錄音 запис на магнітофонну стрічку ٹيپ ميں محفوظ کرنے کا عمل sự ghi âm 录音

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tape

→ شَرِيط, يُسَجِّلُ عَلَى شَرِيط nahrát, páska bånd, indspille på bånd aufnehmen, Band ηχογραφώ, μαγνητική ταινία cinta, grabar nauha, nauhoittaa bande, enregistrer snimiti, vrpca cassetta, registrare テープ, テープに記録する 녹음하다, 테이프 opnemen, tape teip, teipe nagrać, taśma fita magnética, gravar записывать, пленка band, spela in เทป, บันทึกเสียง bant, kayıt yapmak dây, ghi âm 录音, 磁带

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tape

n. [audiotape] cinta magnética; [adhesive] esparadrapo;

___ recorder → grabadora.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Can I have a tape for this video camera, please? → أَعْطيني شَريطَ فيديو لِهَذِهِ الكاميرا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ → Prosil bych pásku do téhle videokamery → Et bånd til dette videokamera, tak → Kann ich bitte ein Band für diese Videokamera haben? → Θα ήθελα μια κασέτα για αυτή τη βιντεοκάμερα, παρακαλώ. → ¿Me da una cinta para esta cámara de video, por favor? → Saisinko nauhan tähän videokameraan? → Je peux avoir une cassette pour cette caméra, s'il vous plaît ? → Molim vas, mogu li dobiti videotraku za ovu videokameru → Posso avere una cassetta per questa videocamera, per favore? → このビデオカメラ用のテープをいただけますか？ → 이 비디오 카메라에 사용하는 테이프 하나 주시겠어요? → Heeft u een tape voor deze videocamera? → Kan jeg få et bånd til dette videokameraet? → Czy mogę prosić taśmę do kamery video? → O senhor tem uma fita para esta filmadora, por favor? → Дайте мне пленку для этой видеокамеры, пожалуйста → Kan jag köpa film till den här videokameran, tack → ขอเทปสำหรับกล้องวีดีโอได้ไหม? → Bu video kamera için kaset alabilir miyim? → Làm ơn bán cho tôi một cuốn băng cho máy quay video này → 请给我一盘这台摄像机用的磁带

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tape

n cinta, tela; adhesive — cinta adhesiva, esparadrapo; dental — cinta dental; — measure o measuring — cinta métrica

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