Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Driver
French translation:
haut-parleur
Added to glossary by
Jean-Rémy Émorine
Aug 16, 2018 19:03
5 yrs ago
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English term
Driver
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Bluetooth speaker
Under Tech specifications,
Driver diameter: 40mm
Driver diameter: 40mm
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | haut-parleur |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 5 | moteur |
Mohamed Hosni
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| 5 | Diamètre de l'enceinte |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 4 -2 | pilote de périphérique/périphérique (audio) |
Eric Nega
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Proposed translations
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haut-parleur
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Note added at 5 mins (2018-08-16 19:09:45 GMT)
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"driver
Audio.
the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
the entire loudspeaker."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/driver?s=t
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Note added at 6 mins (2018-08-16 19:10:09 GMT)
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because there may be two words for the same thing
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Note added at 5 mins (2018-08-16 19:09:45 GMT)
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"driver
Audio.
the part of a loudspeaker that transforms the electrical signal into sound.
the entire loudspeaker."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/driver?s=t
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Note added at 6 mins (2018-08-16 19:10:09 GMT)
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because there may be two words for the same thing
Note from asker:
| Why not speaekr diameter? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: 'driver' is a more pseudo-technical 'buzzword' for the actual speaker unit, whereas some people refer to the whole thing as a 'speaker' / M. Hosni is wrong to disagree, this term is also used very widely.
26 mins
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thanks Tony!
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| agree |
Eric Nega
: You're definitely right
47 mins
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thanks!
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| disagree |
Mohamed Hosni
: No, c'est pas du tout ça.
5 hrs
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why don't you try another hobby instead? "driver : Audio. loudspeaker." https://www.dictionary.com/browse/driver?s=t
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| agree |
Johannes Gleim
: Definitely right, see reference comment
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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26 mins
pilote de périphérique/périphérique (audio)
Audio entre parenthèses dans le cas où cela aurait un lien avec vos demandes d'hier...
Pilote (Driver): un ordinateur est constitué d'un assemblage de périphériques. Pour pouvoir contrôler chacun de ses périphériques, le système d'exploitation a besoin d'une interface logicielle entre lui et le matériel, on appelle driver (pilote ou gestionnaire de périphérique en français) chaque programme permettant au système d'exploitation de gérer le matériel.
https://www.commentcamarche.com/faq/19641-aucun-peripherique...
Pilote (Driver): un ordinateur est constitué d'un assemblage de périphériques. Pour pouvoir contrôler chacun de ses périphériques, le système d'exploitation a besoin d'une interface logicielle entre lui et le matériel, on appelle driver (pilote ou gestionnaire de périphérique en français) chaque programme permettant au système d'exploitation de gérer le matériel.
https://www.commentcamarche.com/faq/19641-aucun-peripherique...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: Wrong sense of 'driver' in this instance: note it has a physical diameter of 40 mm — something a 'pilote' would not have!
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Thank you Tony!
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Mohamed Hosni
: No, it does not fits.
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I know. Thank you!
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5 hrs
Mohamed Hosni
Morocco
Morocco
Morocco
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to French, English to Arabic, French to Arabic, and 3 more.
moteur
Hope it helps.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
FX Fraipont (X)
: Even when presented with the definition, you get it wrong. "driver : Audio. loudspeaker." https://www.dictionary.com/browse/driver?s=t
5 hrs
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, this is a word also used in FR, specifically for the 'driver' — it's pretty obviously a calque on the EN, but fills the need for a separate word
5 hrs
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8 hrs
Diamètre de l'enceinte
Driver diameter
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Note added at 3 jours 13 heures (2018-08-20 08:28:41 GMT)
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selon mes glossaires, ça correspond à une enceinte
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Note added at 3 jours 13 heures (2018-08-20 08:28:41 GMT)
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selon mes glossaires, ça correspond à une enceinte
Reference comments
47 mins
Reference:
Various previous entries in glossary...
...including the specific answer needed here:
https://www.proz.com/search/?term=driver&pairs=eng_fra&langu...
https://www.proz.com/search/?term=driver&pairs=eng_fra&langu...
17 hrs
Johannes Gleim
Specializes in field
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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339
Reference:
speaker driver
A speaker driver is an individual loudspeaker transducer that converts an electrical audio signal to sound waves. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term loudspeaker (speaker), it is usually applied to specialized transducers which reproduce only a portion of the audible frequency range. For high fidelity reproduction of sound, multiple loudspeakers are often mounted in the same enclosure, each reproducing a different part of the audible frequency range. In this case the individual speakers are referred to as drivers and the entire unit is called a loudspeaker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_driver
Using a specially designed titanium speaker driver, LifeSize Phone reduces distortion by up to 10X over any other conference[...]
lifesize.com
Grâce à un haut-parleur individuel en titane spécialement conçu, LifeSize Phone réduit la distorsion jusqu'à 10 fois par [...]
lifesize.com
Each speaker driver produces a dedicated frequency range.
fulltec.be
Chaque hautparleur génère une plage de fréquences dédiée.
fulltec.be
Each earbud houses a speaker driver.
coosh.com
Circuit d'attaque du haut-parleur dans chaque écouteur-bouton.
coosh.com
The powerful bass performance of the speaker driver itself is augmented by the bass-reflex system's resonance box and duct design.
clarion.com
La puissance des basses du circuit d'attaque du haut-parleur proprement dit est multipliée par le caisson de résonance du système bass-reflex et par la conception du conduit.
clarion.com
Speakers - Five driver speaker system includes two tweeters, two 3" mid-range drivers, and one 3.5" woofer
sonos.co.uk
5 haut-parleurs avec 2 tweeters, deux médiums 3 pouces et un caisson de basse 3,5 pouces.
sonos.co.uk
https://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/speaker d...
The speaker includes a flexible inner surround that frames the active driver speaker, and a passive radiator at least partially around the active driver speaker and connected between the inner surround and a flexible outer surround.
Le haut-parleur comprend une enceinte d'ambiance interne souple qui encadre le haut-parleur à voie active, et un radiateur passif situé au moins partiellement autour du haut-parleur à voie active et raccordé entre l'enceinte d'ambiance interne et une enceinte d'ambiance externe souple.
http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-francais/drive...
haut parleur 38 cm pour enceinte sono
SUBWOOFER de marque EXTREME 538 à haut rendement - SUBWOOFER 38CM - Puissance maxi 300W - Impédance 4 ohms - Reponse en fréquence 25-400Hz /-15% - Sensibilité 94DB 1 Watt/1 mètre
https://www.ebay.fr/b/Haut-parleurs-pour-equipement-audio-pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_driver
Using a specially designed titanium speaker driver, LifeSize Phone reduces distortion by up to 10X over any other conference[...]
lifesize.com
Grâce à un haut-parleur individuel en titane spécialement conçu, LifeSize Phone réduit la distorsion jusqu'à 10 fois par [...]
lifesize.com
Each speaker driver produces a dedicated frequency range.
fulltec.be
Chaque hautparleur génère une plage de fréquences dédiée.
fulltec.be
Each earbud houses a speaker driver.
coosh.com
Circuit d'attaque du haut-parleur dans chaque écouteur-bouton.
coosh.com
The powerful bass performance of the speaker driver itself is augmented by the bass-reflex system's resonance box and duct design.
clarion.com
La puissance des basses du circuit d'attaque du haut-parleur proprement dit est multipliée par le caisson de résonance du système bass-reflex et par la conception du conduit.
clarion.com
Speakers - Five driver speaker system includes two tweeters, two 3" mid-range drivers, and one 3.5" woofer
sonos.co.uk
5 haut-parleurs avec 2 tweeters, deux médiums 3 pouces et un caisson de basse 3,5 pouces.
sonos.co.uk
https://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/speaker d...
The speaker includes a flexible inner surround that frames the active driver speaker, and a passive radiator at least partially around the active driver speaker and connected between the inner surround and a flexible outer surround.
Le haut-parleur comprend une enceinte d'ambiance interne souple qui encadre le haut-parleur à voie active, et un radiateur passif situé au moins partiellement autour du haut-parleur à voie active et raccordé entre l'enceinte d'ambiance interne et une enceinte d'ambiance externe souple.
http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-francais/drive...
haut parleur 38 cm pour enceinte sono
SUBWOOFER de marque EXTREME 538 à haut rendement - SUBWOOFER 38CM - Puissance maxi 300W - Impédance 4 ohms - Reponse en fréquence 25-400Hz /-15% - Sensibilité 94DB 1 Watt/1 mètre
https://www.ebay.fr/b/Haut-parleurs-pour-equipement-audio-pr...
Discussion
You've got the translation for "Driver", not for "Driver diameter" correspondingly.
No problem to translate "diameter" and to add.
Can refer to the whole device as a concept: "a pair of speakers to connect to my stereo system". In FR, these are more correctly referred to as 'enceintes' — i.e. the 'enclosure' (term also used in EN) as a whole; informally, also referred to as 'baffles', which in fact probably predates the other, since in EN too 'baffles' were being used long before anyone thought of actually 'enclosing' them!
On another level, 'speaker' can also refer to the (usually) electro-mechanical 'transducer' that actually converts the electrical signal into an aucible acoustic one.
Because this term has these two meanings, the more technical term 'driver' has been coined more recently to refer to this transducer — particularly relevant with modern speaker designs, where there may be 2 or more 'speakers' (= drivers) within a single 'speaker' (= enclosure / cabinet)!
Hence in a context like the present, there is a need to differentiate between the whole unit ('enceinte') and the individual speaker or driver that makes it work ('haut-parleur' or 'moteur') — it's the latter we're dealing with here, of course.