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test card

French translation: mire f.

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English term or phrase:test card
French translation:mire f.
Entered by: Robert Tucker (X)

18:05 Mar 26, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / TV technology
English term or phrase: test card
Context : "There was a telly in the corner and I stood hypnotised. I'd never seen one in Africa. A dim unfocused test card was held up by two hands doing their best to stay concealed. OTV channel 5. The card was whipped away.... The pair of hands shoved another placard in front of the presenter and the camera tried focusing."
laure claesen (X)
Local time: 22:26
mire
Explanation:
www.proz.com/kudoz/657378
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Robert Tucker (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4mire
Robert Tucker (X)
5 +1mire de réglage
Jacques Desnoyers
5La mire
John Peterson
3une carte utilisée pour mettre au point (to focus) le camera
RHELLER


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mire


Explanation:
www.proz.com/kudoz/657378

Robert Tucker (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Garside
1 hr
agree  Francoise St Marc
16 hrs
agree  perke: la mire
18 hrs
agree  Gayle Wallimann
21 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
une carte utilisée pour mettre au point (to focus) le camera


Explanation:
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
La mire


Explanation:
En Angleterre on la voyait sur les écrans des téléviseurs quand il n'y avait pas d'émissions. C'était une aide de régler une image.

John Peterson
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mire de réglage


Explanation:
C'est aussi ce que donne le GDT. Ce qu'on appelait "la tête de sauvage" au Québec dans les années 50 et 60. Il s'agissait d'une mire qui arborait au centre la tête d'un Amérindien coiffé de plumes.


    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index800...
Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 16:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francoise St Marc: autrement dit 'la mire' :))))
15 hrs
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