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Spanish term or phrase:Desgrabación
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Spanish term or phrase: Desgrabación
It's when you pass for instance a recorded speech into a written piece. You actually write what's on a cd / tape.
The verb in Spanish is "Desgrabar" the noun is "Desgrabación"
Hernán Bovo
Argentina
transcription
Explanation:
write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
transliterate: rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
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good luck!
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silt
Canada
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks so much Silk !
=)
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silt
5Transcription
Henry Hinds
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Diego Canossa


  


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
transcription

Explanation:
write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
transliterate: rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

good luck!

silt
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks so much Silk !
=)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Diego Canossa: oops, sorry! didn't see your post!
2 mins
  -> that's quite ok! thanks, diego!

agree Richard Jenkins
5 mins
  -> thanks, richard!

agree McNohara
39 mins
  -> thanks, mcnohara!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
transcription

Explanation:
suerte!

Diego Canossa
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Transcription

Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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