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Four-head hi-fi VCR

French translation: magnétoscope Hi-Fi (à) quatre têtes

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English term or phrase:Four-head hi-fi VCR
French translation:magnétoscope Hi-Fi (à) quatre têtes
Entered by: Anne-Sophie Cardinal

21:12 May 10, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Electronics / Elect Eng / electronic devices
English term or phrase: Four-head hi-fi VCR
CONTEXT:
The CEO of an electronics company saying:

When I started with the company in 1985, the really hot item at the time was a four-head hi-fi VCR. You crank it up, and you just said to the customers, "Just listen to that channel separation, right?"

Any ideas?

Anne-Sophie
Anne-Sophie Cardinal
Canada
Local time: 22:32
magnétoscope Hi-Fi quatre têtes
Explanation:
on ne fait plus ça de nos jours :)

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-05-10 21:16:13 GMT)
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http://www.amazon.fr/LG-V190-Combiné-DVD-magnétoscope/dp/B00...
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Michael Mestre
France
Local time: 04:32
Grading comment
Merci à tous!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +6magnétoscope Hi-Fi quatre têtes
Michael Mestre


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
four-head hi-fi vcr
magnétoscope Hi-Fi quatre têtes


Explanation:
on ne fait plus ça de nos jours :)

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-05-10 21:16:13 GMT)
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http://www.amazon.fr/LG-V190-Combiné-DVD-magnétoscope/dp/B00...

Michael Mestre
France
Local time: 04:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Merci à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Hélas ...
2 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Françoise Vogel
9 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Tony M: Isn't it « à 4 têtes » ? / Sorry, I just meant with the « à » inserted?
24 mins
  -> I guess so.. It seems that, this time at least, the French have failed to express their love for numbers written in letters !
agree  Arnold T.
4 hrs
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
4 hrs
agree  Alain Marsol
12 hrs
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