Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Tonträger
English translation:
recording medium
Added to glossary by
Sonia Rowland
Feb 23, 2005 09:55
19 yrs ago
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German term
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Tonträger
German to English
Marketing
Media / Multimedia
For a music website. The only translation I can find is "sound carrier" - erm...
I can't think of the generic term for CDs, audio tapes, etc.
I can't think of the generic term for CDs, audio tapes, etc.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | recording medium |
Anita Kobayashi
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| 4 +2 | Music media |
skardo
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| 3 +1 | Audio formats |
Neil Gouw
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| 4 | sound bearer/sound bearing medium |
shabda
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| 3 | audio recording devices |
Terence Ajbro
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Tontr�ger
Selected
recording medium
just an idea
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jonathan MacKerron
: "recording media" noch besser
58 mins
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thank you
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| agree |
Manfred Mondt
: This sounds like an everyday term, the other choices sound strange.
1 day 9 hrs
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thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This sounds like the best option - sorry I put the cat amongst the pigeons..."
5 mins
Terence Ajbro
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Native in English
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A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
German term (edited):
Tontr�ger
audio recording devices
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+2
6 mins
+1
13 mins
German term (edited):
Tontr�ger
Audio formats
You may wanna add 'traditional' in front of it, as it 'modern' audio formats include MD, MP3 etc.
57 mins
German term (edited):
Tontr�ger
sound bearer/sound bearing medium
sound bearer/sound bearing medium
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