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13:00 Mar 13, 2008 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Headphones | |||||||
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5 +2 | closed-back headphones |
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4 | closed-air headphones |
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4 | closed headphones |
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4 -1 | CLOSED HELMET |
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closed-air headphones Explanation: Pour "casque fermé" ou "casque d'écoute fermé" "DEF – Headphones cushioned in such a way that they do not allow sounds from the outside to be heard." Source: TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank |
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closed headphones Explanation: there are many types: closed dynamic, noise reduction, noise guard, closed headphones. So maybe it's better to call them simply closed headphones. |
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closed-back headphones Explanation: Headphones generally fall into 2 broad types; closed- and open-back. The former tend to be more cumbersome, and the sound quality is different, but they do help to exclude external sounds for greater listening comfort. Open-back types, on the other hand, are usually lighter and less bulky, some people prefer the 'sound' they produce — but they are pretty useless for listening in an even mildly noisy environment. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-13 14:15:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I feel pretty sure that these would /not/ be 'noise-cancelling' headphones, which is a very special type for which I feel sure there would be a more specific term in FR. |
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41 days confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
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