Usage examples of "measuring tape" in English with translation to French

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The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. Un thermomètre est un instrument de mesure de la température.

I paid 40,000 yen for this tape recorder. J'ai payé quarante mille yens pour cet enregistreur.

We are measuring the depth of the river. Nous mesurons la profondeur de la rivière.

This tape doesn't stick. Ce ruban ne colle pas.

I wonder how a government would go about measuring gross national happiness. Je me demande comment un gouvernement s'y prendrait pour mesurer le bonheur national brut.

Let's listen to the tape. Écoutons cette cassette.

I like to eyeball my ingredients, mostly because I don't feel like washing my measuring cups over and over. J'aime estimer mes ingrédients au juger, principalement parce que je n'aime pas laver constamment mes bols mesureurs.

Record the broadcast on tape. Enregistrez l'émission sur une bande magnétique.

The current rate is about one airplane crash every two weeks, measuring all serious accidents to all types of transport jets. Le rythme actuel est d'environ un crash aérien toutes les deux semaines, en tenant compte de tous les accidents graves sur tous les types d'avions de transport.

Did you tape that concert? Avez-vous enregistré ce concert ?

I buy a tape. J'achète une cassette.

He erased his speech from the tape. Il effaça son discours de la bande.

The governor cut the tape and opened the new bridge. Le gouverneur coupa le ruban et ouvrit le nouveau pont à la circulation.

This tape isn't sticky. Ce scotch ne colle pas.

In my work, I sometimes simply determine an area with a tape measure. Au cours de mon travail, je détermine parfois simplement une surface à l'aide d'un mètre à ruban.

The tape recorder has recorded his voice. Le magnétophone a enregistré sa voix.

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