Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 23, 2003 19:11
23 yrs ago
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French term
Poland
Professional but affordable
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, German to Polish, French to Polish, and 9 more.
"zapper"
this is a description on what an operator needs do in order to receive transmission signal
still horse racing subject :)
nécessité pour l'opérateur en réception, soit d'acquérir un deuxieme terminal numérique, soit de "zapper" sur ce canal.
still horse racing subject :)
nécessité pour l'opérateur en réception, soit d'acquérir un deuxieme terminal numérique, soit de "zapper" sur ce canal.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | zap |
Transflux (X)
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| 4 +5 | (or) switch |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
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| 4 +1 | zipping |
Ramiro Arango
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| 5 | surf |
zaphod
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| 4 | switch (channels) back and forth |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 4 | changer de chaîne |
Abdellatif Bouhid
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| 3 | change/switch between (all the) channels |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
Selected
zap
simplement
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "OK!
MA"
+5
5 mins
(or) switch
to this channel
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
49 mins
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| agree |
Philip Bull
1 hr
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| agree |
Amber Shields
2 hrs
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| agree |
chaplin
3 hrs
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| agree |
lien
5 hrs
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+1
15 mins
Ramiro Arango
Colombia
Colombia
Colombia
Superior international-Spanish writing
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Colombian, Latin American, Mexican, Standard-Spain, Argentine, US, Ecuadorian ) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
zipping
Zipping through channels is the expression used in English. I never quite understood why in France and Spain they call it 'zapping'.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
: you can "zip zap" through channels as well :) zip faster - zap more back and forth :-) how I see it - zapping channels is a US national sports
52 mins
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| neutral |
Philip Bull
: I've never run across this term in N. American English anyway...
1 hr
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I certainly have! And was once 'corrected' when I used zapping. Maybe they're both used
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Tony M
: zapping is a very common expression in UK English, much more than 'zipping', which means something quite different
2 hrs
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I'm talking of US. What would that difference be?
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58 mins
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1108
switch (channels) back and forth
can be useful in your text
swtich channels back and forth - or switch back and forth t othis channel
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zapper = passer ou "glisser" rapidement d'une chaîne à l'autre
swtich channels back and forth - or switch back and forth t othis channel
Yamaha HTR-5490 6-CHANNEL A/V Amplifiers
... So the receiver is ready for any other 6.1 channel format, should ... For convenience
and versatility, the receiver can switch back and forth between two sets of ...
www.primefocus.com/yam_amps.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
zapper = passer ou "glisser" rapidement d'une chaîne à l'autre
2 hrs
Abdellatif Bouhid
Native in French
Respect for the Words
Native in: Arabic , French
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
390
changer de chaîne
'zapper' est parti de l'anglais vers le français et maintenant, on veut le re-traduire vers l'anglais. Dans ce contexte où il n'y a pas beaucoup de chaînes, cette réponse devrait satisfaire j'espère.
3 hrs
change/switch between (all the) channels
I take this to be its meaning here, and would tend to avoid the word 'zap', popular though it is, but perhaps with an extra nuance unwanted here.
I assume it just means change between the channels (or maybe back-and-forth between just 2) in order not to miss something, or to catch something...
I assume it just means change between the channels (or maybe back-and-forth between just 2) in order not to miss something, or to catch something...
3 hrs
surf
channel surfing
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