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trop de DB

English translation: too many decibels

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French term or phrase:trop de DB
English translation:too many decibels
Entered by: EirTranslations

17:55 Mar 27, 2012
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French term or phrase: trop de DB
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'Repas allimentation relativement grasse. Soirée musicale beaucoup trop bruyante, trop de DB, on est parti prématurément, ambiance imcommodante.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 14:40
too many decibels
Explanation:
You could just leave this out, it seems as though "trop bruyante"/"very loud" would cover it.
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John Marston
United States
Local time: 09:40
Grading comment
thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4too many decibels
John Marston
5music too loud
kashew


Discussion entries: 4





  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
too many decibels


Explanation:
You could just leave this out, it seems as though "trop bruyante"/"very loud" would cover it.


    Reference: http://www.brakeandfrontend.com/Article/38456/Exhaust_No.asp...
John Marston
United States
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Hirsh: db - a conversational usage one hears
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paul
agree  ACOZ (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  B D Finch: ear-splitting
16 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  rkillings: In addition to being noisy, the sound pressure level was excessive. Not redundant.
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Good point, thanks.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
music too loud


Explanation:
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kashew
France
Local time: 15:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 74
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