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ポロンポロン……

English translation: warning beep


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19:50 May 26, 2011
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Mechanics / Mech Engineering / alarm sound descriptions
Japanese term or phrase: ポロンポロン……
Alarm sound when the system encounters a minor process error.
Shimpei Shimizu
Local time: 23:13
English translation:warning beep
Explanation:
It might make more sense to add an explanation of the sound (pitch, pattern, etc) instead of looking for something equivalent in English.
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David Patrick
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3 +3warning beep
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warning beep


Explanation:
It might make more sense to add an explanation of the sound (pitch, pattern, etc) instead of looking for something equivalent in English.

David Patrick
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
3 hrs

agree  Raitei: Yes! Let them experience the sounds for themselves when they use the system, device, etc.
8 hrs

neutral  Yukie Kuwabara: this is a softer, more musical kind of sound than "beep". "chime" or simply "alarm sound", perhaps? 
11 hrs

agree  Samjay: Perhaps "alarm tone" in that case?
9 days
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