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Geräuscheinspielung

English translation: to interrupt the prerecorded sound during a conversation

04:18 Feb 25, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Geräuscheinspielung
Could anyone help with the whole phrase below?

In a description of an intercom system: "Verriegelungskontakt für Kassettenanlage (zur Unterbrechung der Geräuscheinspielung bei
Durchsagen)"
Hubbit
Local time: 18:29
English translation:to interrupt the prerecorded sound during a conversation
Explanation:
an 'Enspielung' is a recording -- see ref 1 for example, or do a Google search for 'Einspielung + recording'.
'Geräusch' here means 'sound' (as distinguished from speech or music), not noise. Alse see ref 2 for an example of the use of 'Geräuscheinspielung'.
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Ken Cox
Local time: 18:29
Grading comment
Fits my text perfectly, thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
naunwanted ambient noise
Vesna Zivcic
nato interrupt the prerecorded sound during a conversation
Ken Cox
nanoise transmission
Madeleine van Zanten
nainterlocking contact
Beth Kantus


  

Answers


1 hr
unwanted ambient noise


Explanation:
This seems to be a description of a control switch on a tape-recording device, which cancells unwanted ambient or background noice entering the intercom channel


    Google search
Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in pair: 571

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Davorka Grgic
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1 hr
to interrupt the prerecorded sound during a conversation


Explanation:
an 'Enspielung' is a recording -- see ref 1 for example, or do a Google search for 'Einspielung + recording'.
'Geräusch' here means 'sound' (as distinguished from speech or music), not noise. Alse see ref 2 for an example of the use of 'Geräuscheinspielung'.


    Reference: http://www.highfidelity.net/decca/sxl-6398.htm
    Reference: http://www.berlinews.de/archiv/554.shtml
Ken Cox
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5905
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Fits my text perfectly, thanks!
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1 hr
noise transmission


Explanation:
a control switch for the tape-recorder to interrupt noise transmission when communicating

Madeleine van Zanten
Switzerland
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 61
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1 hr
interlocking contact


Explanation:
an interlocking contact for a cassette player/tape system (to interrupt the music (or prerecorded sound) during announcements)

Source: Schwenkhagen/Meinhold
Wörterbuch Elektrotechnik und Elektronik
HTH!

Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 924
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